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Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 392, guardianship ends when the minor becomes emancipated or reaches majority. It is also terminated in the event of a final discharge judgment or the de…
Any tutelary office may be withdrawn because of the unfitness, negligence, misconduct or fraud of the person to whom it has been entrusted. The same applies where a dispute or conflict of interests pr…
Guardianship, the protection owed to children, is a public charge. It is a duty of families and the public community.
The public prosecutor represents the public prosecutor's office at the judicial court in person or through his or her substitutes. He also represents, in person or through his substitutes, the public…
The public prosecutor may invite the defendant to appear before the court within a period of not less than ten days, unless the defendant expressly waives this in the presence of his lawyer, and not m…
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…
In criminal matters, when the public prosecutor is considering prosecuting a person pursuant to articles 394,395 and 397-1-1, the public prosecutor shall order that the person be brought before him. A…
If the maximum term of imprisonment provided for by law is at least equal to two years, the public prosecutor, where it appears to him that the charges brought are sufficient and the case is ready for…
The summons shall be issued within the time limits and in the form laid down by articles 550 et seq. The summons informs the accused that he may be assisted by a lawyer of his choice or, if he so requ…
The criminal court is composed of a president and two judges. When a trial appears likely to involve lengthy debates, the president of the judicial court may decide that one or more additional sitting…
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