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...

Weakness Abuse

Criminal law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) If a third party takes advantage of our mental or physical fragility to extort money or goods from us, we can be the victim of abuse of weakness. It must then be proven by bringing together all the incriminating elements and taking...

Recidivism in French criminal law

Criminal law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Recidivism in French criminal law Recidivism is an important concept in French criminal law  , designating  the repetition of an offense previously  and  definitively condemned. It is considered an aggravating circumstance that may...

Should the age of criminal majority be lowered to 16?

Criminal law

Temps de lecture estimé (en minutes) The lowering of the criminal majority from 18 to 16 is an old debate… which resurfaces regularly when minors are implicated in cases that strike public opinion.   In France, the criminal majority applies to 18 years. For the...