• The French criminal code (French: Code pénal français) is the codification of French criminal law (droit pénal). It took effect March 1, 1994 and replaced...
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    The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code of the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence. It remained in force...
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  • The current Penal Code of Portugal (Portuguese: Código Penal Português) was promulgated in 1982 and came into force on 1 January 1983 after the adoption...
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  • code or penal code is a document that compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law. Typically a criminal code will...
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  • The Pakistan Penal Code (Urdu: مجموعہ تعزیرات پاکستان; Majmū'ah-yi ta'zīrāt-i Pākistān), abbreviated as PPC, is a penal code for all offences charged...
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  • The Penal Code of Myanmar is the official criminal code of Myanmar. The code was enacted on 1 May 1861 during British rule in Burma and is divided into...
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  • The Revised Penal Code contains the general penal laws of the Philippines. First enacted in 1930, it remains in effect today, despite several amendments...
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  • The Penal Code of Romania (Codul penal al României) is a document providing the legal basis regarding criminal law in Romania. The Code contains 446 articles...
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  • The Penal Code (刑法 Keihō) of Japan was passed in 1907 as Law No. 45. It is one of six Codes that form the foundation of modern Japanese law. The penal code...
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  • State Ranbir Penal Code or RPC was the main criminal code applicable in the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Penal Code, applicable...
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    The Penal Code 1871 sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of general criminal offences such...
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    The Penal Code of California forms the basis for the application of most criminal law, criminal procedure, penal institutions, and the execution of sentences...
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  • The Danish Penal Code, also known as the Danish Criminal Code (Danish: Straffeloven), is the codification of and the foundation of criminal law in Denmark...
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  • The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a model act designed to stimulate and assist U.S. state legislatures to update and standardize the penal law of the United...
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  • The Argentine Penal Code is the law that governs crimes and its sanction in the Argentine Republic. Hispanic period Before and after 1810, until the initiation...
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  • The Iraqi Penal Code is the statutory law of Iraq. The 1969 Penal Code serves as the basis for current Iraq law. The original Arabic-language version of...
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  • The current Penal Code of Brazil (Portuguese: Código Penal brasileiro) was promulgated in 1940, during the Estado Novo regime, and has been in effect since...
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    French criminal law (category Criminal codes)
    "Le Droit Pénal et le Droit Civil" [Criminal Law and Civil Law]. LegaVox.fr (in French). Nice. Retrieved 11 December 2021. Le Droit Pénal a pour fonction...
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  • The Penal Code of Bangladesh, formally titled the Penal Code, 1860, is the general criminal law of the country. It is based on the Indian Penal Code, which...
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    Penal Code (Arabic: قانون العقوبات السوري) was the criminal code of Syria. It was promulgated in 1949 and enacted on 22 June 1949. The criminal code consists...
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  • The French Penal Code of 1791 was a penal code adopted during the French Revolution by the Constituent Assembly, between 25 September and 6 October 1791...
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    Criminal Code (SR/RS 311, German: Strafgesetzbuch (StGB), French: Code pénal suisse (CP), Italian: Codice penale svizzero (CP), Romansh: Cudesch penal svizzer)...
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    The current Penal Code of Macau (Portuguese: Código Penal de Macau) was promulgated in 1995, by Decree-Law no. 58/95/M, after the creation of the High...
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  • The Egyptian Penal Code (Arabic: قانون العقوبات المصري) is the governing body which determines the provisions related to criminal law, criminal acts, and...
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    The Penal Code of 1810 (French: Code pénal de 1810) was a code of criminal law created under Napoleon which replaced the Penal Code of 1791. Among other...
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  • The Penal Code (Malay: Kanun Keseksaan) is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Malaysia. Its official long title is "An Act relating...
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     371 Code Pénal and Code d'Instruction Criminelle – Original French Texts and other old legislation Crabb, John H., trans. The French Civil Code, revised...
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    Albania: Criminal Code (1995, as amended 2015.) Algeria Code Penal (2009) (in French) Andorra Code Pénal (2005) (in French) Angola Código Penal (in Portuguese)...
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    - Code pénal "" [“Article 132-2 - Penal Code"]. www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). "" Article 132-3 - Code pénal "" [“Article 132-3 - Penal Code"]....
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    The Penal Code or Criminal Act(형법) is the criminal law code in South Korea. The first modern criminal code in Korea was introduced during Japanese rule...
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