Vehicle door latch

A vehicle door latch, comprising:

• a casing configured to be arranged on a door of a vehicle and comprising an opening configured to receive a striker in the closed position of the door, the striker being arranged on a vehicle body;
• a rotatable hook disposed in the casing and configured to get detachably engaged with the striker by rotating between a closed position and an opened position;
• a pawl mechanism disposed in the casing and configured to move between a blocking position wherein the pawl mechanism blocks the rotation of the rotatable hook and a release position;
• an electrical motor linked to the pawl mechanism and configured to move the pawl mechanism from the blocking position to the release position and conversely;
• and
• a manual release mechanism comprising actuation means linked to the pawl mechanism and extending outside of the casing and comprising a lever that is configured to be grabbed by a user to manually move the pawl mechanism from the blocking position to the release position and conversely, the manual release mechanism also comprising blocking means for blocking the actuation means in the release position or in the blocking position of the pawl mechanism.