Is spanking prohibited?

Criminal law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Do parents risk penalties if they spank their child? What the law says ? In principle, no Spanking could be equated with violence, and violence is punishable by the Penal Code. The penalty is 3 years imprisonment and a fine of...

Treatment of defamation contained in a confidential letter

Criminal law, Other

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Libelous accusations in private correspondence Defamatory accusations made in personal and private correspondence, aimed exclusively at the  addressee  of the letter, are subject to criminal sanctions only if the letter was sent...

Criminal conviction for abuse of power: a landmark case

Criminal law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Criminal conviction for abuse of power: a landmark case In an unprecedented ruling, the manager of a CAC 40 company was  criminally convicted  for abuse of power, marking a significant development in company law ( caass. crim. May...

Moral harassment: between confirmations, clarifications and reform project (court of cassation June 6, 2012)

Criminal law

Tiempo estimado de lectura (en minutos) A series of judgments of June 6, 2012 allows the Court of Cassation to take stock of moral harassment.   – A definition centralized by the penal code: the labor code would no longer expressly define moral harassment and...

Racism, understanding and sanction

Criminal law, Other

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Understand the different forms of racism Racism encompasses a range of  expressions  that can lead to discrimination based on religion, ethnicity or nationality  . These expressions can take the form of words, behaviors, actions or...

My criminal record is not clean: consequences

Criminal law, Non classifié(e)

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Having a criminal record can have  consequences  in many areas. Who can access it ? Can he become a virgin again, cause a  dismissal  or motivate a divorce? Who can access it ? Only the judicial authorities, certain administrations...