Murder_(French_law)

Murder in French law

Murder in French law

Aspect of French law

In the French penal code, murder is defined by the intentional killing of another person. Murder is punishable by[1] a maximum of 30 years of criminal imprisonment (no more than 20 years if the defendant is not sentenced to 30 years).[2][3] Assassination (murder with premeditation or after lying in wait for the victim)[4] and murder in some special cases in accordance with Article 221-4[5] (including if the victim is a child under 15, against vulnerable people due to age, health etc, in the context of domestic violence, against some professionals in connection with their duty, in a gang etc) )[6] are punished by a jail term up to life imprisonment (no more than 30 years if the defendant is not sentenced to life).[7][8] The same punishment is given to murder committed in connection to other criminal offenses according to Article 221-2.[9][10][11]

Except for recidivists,[12] the minimum sentence in criminal prosecutions is one or two years' imprisonment, which may be suspended if the sentence is under 5 years.[13] Acts of violence causing an unintended death (Article 222-7 of the Penal Code -Les violences ayant entraîné la mort sans intention de la donner)[14][15][16][17] are punished by 15 years' imprisonment, or 20 years if aggravating circumstances exist[18] (which are the same as those that would make a murderer eligible for life in prison).[19][20][21]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Article 132-18". Legifrance. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
  2. [2]
    "Article 221-1 - Code pénal - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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    Corioland, Sophie (2019-01-08). Droit pénal général (in French). Editions Ellipses. ISBN 978-2-340-03229-3.
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    "Article 221-2". Legifrance. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
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    "Chapitre Ier : Des atteintes à la vie de la personne (Articles 221-1 à 221-11-1) - Légifrance".
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    "Article 221-3". Legifrance. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
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    Pradel, Jean (2016-09-14). Droit pénal comparé. 4e éd (in French). Editis - Interforum. ISBN 978-2-247-15085-4.
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    Government, Frrench (2017-06-26). Criminal Law of France. Independently Published. ISBN 978-1-5215-9028-7.
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    "Section 1 : Des atteintes volontaires à la vie (Articles 221-1 à 221-5-5) - Légifrance".
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    McKillop, Bron (1997). Anatomy of a French Murder Case. Hawkins Press. ISBN 978-1-876067-06-9.
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    Hodgson, Jacqueline (2005-11-08). French Criminal Justice: A Comparative Account of the Investigation and Prosecution of Crime in France. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84731-069-9.
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    The French Parliament. "Loi n° 2007-1198 du 10 août 2007 renforçant la lutte contre la récidive des majeurs et des mineurs". French Criminal Law (in French). Legifrance. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
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    The French Parliament. "Paragraph 1 - Conditions for the granting of ordinary suspension". French Criminal Law. Legifrance. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
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    "Article 222-7 - Code pénal - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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    Bouloc, Bernard (2023-10-12). Droit pénal général 28ed (in French). Groupe Lefebvre Dalloz. ISBN 978-2-247-22940-6.
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    Pin, Xavier (2023-10-12). Droit pénal général 2024 15ed (in French). Groupe Lefebvre Dalloz. ISBN 978-2-247-22928-4.
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    "La Praeterintention" (PDF). Penale.it. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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    "Article 222-8 - Code pénal - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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    Elliott, Catherine (2001-05-01). French Criminal Law. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-99314-6.
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    Maréchal, Jean-Yves (2003). Essai sur le résultat dans la théorie de l'infraction pénale (in French). L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-7475-4549-5.
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    Tsikarishvili, Kakha (2017-12-31). "Particularities of Subjective Element of the Crime in French Criminal Law". Journal of Law (2). ISSN 2720-782X.


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