French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The decisive oath
Article 1385
The decisive oath may be referred on any kind of dispute and in any case.
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The decisive oath may be referred on any kind of dispute and in any case.
He to whom the oath is referred and who refuses it or does not wish to refer it, or he to whom it has been referred and who refuses it, succeeds in his claim.
The party who has deferred or referred the oath may no longer retract it when the other party has declared that he is prepared to take that oath.When the deferred or referred oath has been taken, the…
The oath is evidence only in favour of or against the person who has referred it and his heirs and assigns.The oath referred by one of the joint and several creditors to the debtor discharges the debt…
The judge may of his own motion refer the oath to one of the parties.This oath may not be referred to the other party.Its probative value is left to the judge's discretion.
The court may only refer the oath of its own motion, either on the application or on the objection to it, if it is not fully justified or completely devoid of evidence.
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No one may be naturalised if they are not of good character or morals or if they have been subject to one of the convictions referred to in Article 21-27 of this code. Convictions handed down abroad m…
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