French Code of Criminal Procedure

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The French Code of Criminal Procedure is the primary legal framework governing criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and appeals in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal procedure code
legal code
source of law in France
appliesTo criminal matters
bindingOn courts in France
judicial police officers in France
public prosecutors in France
citationStyle French Code of Criminal Procedure self-linksurface differs
surface form: Code de procédure pénale
contains provisions on investigative measures
provisions on legal assistance and defence rights
provisions on presumption of innocence in criminal procedure
provisions on remedies and appeals
provisions on trial procedure
provisions on victim participation in proceedings
country France
governs criminal appeals in France
criminal investigations in France
criminal prosecutions in France
criminal trials in France
isPartOf French criminal justice system
French positive law
language French
legalDomain criminal procedure
legalSystem French legal system
mustComplyWith Constitution of the Fifth Republic
surface form: Constitution of France

European Convention on Human Rights
promulgatedBy French legislature
publishedIn Journal officiel de la République française
regulates appeal procedures in criminal cases
cassation procedures in criminal cases
composition of criminal courts
conduct of criminal hearings
execution of criminal sentences
jurisdiction of criminal courts
police custody procedures
powers of investigating judges
powers of police in criminal proceedings
powers of public prosecutors
pre-trial detention
rights of accused persons
rights of suspects
rights of victims in criminal proceedings
rules of evidence in criminal cases
search and seizure in criminal investigations
subjectTo constitutional review by the Constitutional Council of France
interpretation by the Court of Cassation
updatedBy French statutes
ordinances of the French government

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Court of Appeal of Versailles followsProcedure French Code of Criminal Procedure
French law codifiedIn French Code of Criminal Procedure
this entity surface form: Code de procédure pénale
public prosecution service of France appliesLaw French Code of Criminal Procedure
subject surface form: Public Prosecution Service of France
French Code of Civil Procedure relatedTo French Code of Criminal Procedure
French Code of Criminal Procedure citationStyle French Code of Criminal Procedure self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Code de procédure pénale
French Code of Judicial Organization relatedTo French Code of Criminal Procedure
French military justice system legalBasis French Code of Criminal Procedure
this entity surface form: Code de procédure pénale