In this article, we discuss about the world most Famous Criminal Penal Codes around the World.
Pakistan Penal Code
The Pakistan Penal Code 1860 usually called PPC (Urdu: مجموعہ تعزیرات پاکستان, Majmu’ah-yi ta’zirat-i Pakistan) is a penal code for all offences charged in Pakistan. It was originally prepared by world most famous Lord Macaulay with a great consultation in 1860 on the behalf of the Government of India as the Indian Penal Code.
Indian Penal Codes
It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. The code was drafted in 1860 on the recommendations of first law commission of India established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Thomas Babington Macaulay.
German Penal Code 1871
In Germany the Strafgesetzbuch goes back to the Penal Code of the German Empire passed in the year 1871 which was largely identical to the Penal Code of the North German Confederation. The StGB constitutes the legal basis of criminal law in Germany.
English Criminal Law
English criminal law refers to the body of law in the jurisdiction of England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences, and which is complementary to the civil law of England and Wales. Criminal acts are considered offences against the whole of a community.
Criminal Laws in Australia
The Commonwealth has its own criminal jurisdiction for offences against federal laws. Some Commonwealth offences are located in the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) and others are in the code enacted by the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), which abolished all common law offences.
French Penal Code
The French Penal Code of 1791 was a penal code adopted during the French Revolution by the Constituent Assembly, between 25 September and 6 October 1791. It was France’s first penal code, and was influenced by the Enlightenment thinking of Cesare Beccaria and Montesquieu.
UAE Laws and Punishments
Juveniles. Under UAE Law, a juvenile is an individual aged 18 or below. Capital punishment, imprisonment, or fines cannot be imposed as sentences against juveniles
who commit criminal offences.
UAE Criminal Law
Apostasy is a crime punishable by death in the UAE. Blasphemy is illegal, expats involved in insulting Islam are punished by deportation. UAE incorporates hudud crimes of Sharia into its Penal Code – apostasy being one of them.
Florida USA Penal Code
Florida is one of the most famous state of United States of America, it is also called a Model Penal Code, it exists which is not itself law but which provides the basis for the criminal law of many states. Title 18 of the United States Code is the criminal code for federal crimes.