Should we automatically own an object found in the street?

Civil law, Non classifié(e)

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Street property! If we find a lost object in the street, do we  automatically become  its owner ? Can’t we return it to its owner if we know who it is? An object ? Street property! We have the right to pick up...

How far will the ban on smoking or vaping go?

Civil law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The smoking ban applies in all closed and covered places   open to the public. This concerns places of conviviality, transport, schools or businesses. If smoking areas have been set up, they must meet very strict standards.Article...

How to contest forced psychiatric hospitalization?

Criminal law, Other

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Can the patient contest the care that  is brought to him  by force? What are the remedies to which he is entitled? Refer to the judge of freedoms and detention A patient who undergoes forced psychiatric care can  challenge  this...

Victim of domestic violence: what to do?

Criminal law, Family law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) What to do when you are beaten by your  spouse  ? Where to lodge a complaint, what are the procedures? What are the essential steps to follow to get out of this situation, and obtain compensation.Domestic violence is punished...

Self-defense Criteria

Criminal law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Self-defense is a cause of penal irresponsibility which applies to crimes and misdemeanors. The criteria are well defined for there to be self-defence: the response to an attack must be necessary, proportionate and immediate....