Belgian Criminal Code
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The Belgian Criminal Code is the primary body of law in Belgium that defines criminal offenses and prescribes corresponding penalties and procedures for prosecution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belgian Criminal Code canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
codified statute
ⓘ
criminal code ⓘ |
| amendableBy | Belgian federal legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
legal persons
ⓘ
natural persons ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Belgian nationals under certain extraterritorial rules
ⓘ
all persons within Belgian territory ⓘ |
| branchOfLaw | criminal law ⓘ |
| containsPart |
general part of criminal law
ⓘ
special part of criminal law ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Belgian Code of Criminal Procedure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Belgian judiciary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgian police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| legalFamily | civil law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Belgian law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
definition of criminal offences
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prescription of criminal penalties ⓘ regulation of criminal liability ⓘ |
| regulates |
accomplice liability
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attempts ⓘ crimes ⓘ excuse grounds ⓘ justification grounds ⓘ offences ⓘ participation in offences ⓘ penalties ⓘ security measures ⓘ self-defence ⓘ statute of limitations in criminal matters ⓘ |
| scope | substantive criminal law ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
corruption offences
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economic and financial offences ⓘ forgery and fraud ⓘ homicide and bodily harm ⓘ offences against persons ⓘ offences against property ⓘ offences against public order ⓘ offences against the state ⓘ sexual offences ⓘ theft and robbery ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belgian courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
public prosecutors in Belgium ⓘ |
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