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The Criminal Code is a fundamental law of the Spanish criminal law, because it is a limit to the ius puniendi (or «right to punish») of the State. The Code was enacted by the Spanish Parliament on 8 November 1995 [1] and it was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on 23 November. [2] The Code is in force since 25 May 1996. [2]
Article 356 of the Penal Code. [4] Russia: Article 357 of the Federal Criminal Code. [4] Rwanda: Organic Law No. 08/96 on Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. [4] Serbia: Article 370 of the Penal Code 2005. [49] Seychelles: Genocide Act of 1969. [4] Singapore: Section 130D and 130E of the Penal Code [50]
Article 70 of the Spanish Criminal Code of 1973 prescribed a maximum length of physical imprisonment of up to 30 years (there is no sentencing limit), and Henri "Unai" Parot was sentenced to a total of 4,797 years. This 30-year maximum could be further reduced by good behaviour and participation in rehabilitative measures such as work and study.
The Spanish Civil Code regulates the interpretation of laws in Spain, and establishes the following: 3.1. Laws are to be interpreted according to the proper meaning of their words, in relation to their context, historic and legal records and the social reality of the time in which they have to be applied, paying particular attention to the ...
Homicide, according to the Spanish Criminal Code of 1995, is a crime which contravenes the legal right to "independent human life". It is found in article 138 which states: "Whoever kills another shall be convicted of manslaughter, punishable with a sentence of imprisonment from ten to fifteen years". The main legal concept in article 138 is ...
Nov. 6—MORGANTOWN — Tabled on first reading by Morgantown City Council more than a month ago, changes to Article 169—the portion of city code pertaining to the utility board—remain a work ...
(Reuters) -Four men were convicted in Spain on Sunday in connection with the homophobic murder of a 24-year-old nursing assistant that sparked protests in cities across Spain and abroad.
Insults to the Crown (The king and royal family as institution representative of the whole nation) are a criminal offense in Spain, according to articles 490.3 and 491 of the Spanish Criminal Code. [14] This crime is controversial amongst different political forces. [15]