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Showing 1431–1440 of 33642 articles for “Art. 3 nov. 2016”
At the hearing, the presence of a defence counsel with the accused is mandatory. If the defence counsel chosen or appointed in accordance with Article 274 fails to appear, the president shall appoint…
…r to it under the conditions provided for, as the case may be, by the fourth paragraph of article 183 or by Article 217, or if the order was not made in accordance with the provisions of Article 184,…
Any person who has lodged a complaint is notified by the public prosecutor of the date of the hearing.When the victim does not understand the French language, he or she is entitled, at his or her requ…
Jurisdiction over an accused extends to all co-perpetrators and accomplices.
The preliminary objection is presented before any defence on the merits.It is admissible only if it is of such a nature as to remove the character of an offence from the fact that serves as a basis fo…
The criminal court is seised of offences within its jurisdiction either by the voluntary appearance of the parties, or by summons, or by summons by procès-verbal, or by immediate appearance, or finall…
The court hearing the public action has jurisdiction to rule on any objections put forward by the accused in his defence, unless the law provides otherwise, or the accused relies on a right in rem in…
Where the court is seised of several proceedings concerning related facts, it may order that they be joined either of its own motion, or at the request of the public prosecutor, or at the request of o…
A civil party who summons an accused person directly before a criminal court shall, in the summons, elect domicile within the jurisdiction of the court seised, unless he is domiciled there..
The warning, issued by the public prosecutor, dispenses with the summons, if it is followed by the voluntary appearance of the person to whom it is addressed.It indicates the offence being prosecuted…
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