Law No. 14,245 of 22 November 2021 (Mariana Ferrer Law), amends the Brazilian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Law of Special Civil and Criminal Courts to protect victims and witnesses, especially in cases involving crimes against sexual dignity, during judicial proceedings.
Law No. 10,224, of May 15, 2001, amending the Penal Code to establish the crime of sexual harassment
The Brazilian Penal Code was amended to introduce Article 216-A, which defines sexual harassment as the act of constraining someone with the intent of obtaining a sexual advantage or favor by taking advantage of a position of hierarchical superiority or influence associated with employment, office, or function. The punishment for this offense is detention from one to two years. This law took effect on the date of its publication.
Act on Self-Determination with Regard to Gender Registration (2024)
For most of its history as a feudal polity, France lacked a single unified body of law. In the north, local customary laws derived from old Franco-Germanic traditions predominated, while in the south these customs were combined with the Corpus Iuris Civilis (Roman law). Efforts by French monarchs to standardize laws were limited in scope and success. A comprehensive movement to replace the hundreds of separate French legal systems began in 1790 without the monarchy’s approval.
The right to petition is one of the rights protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and is applied to the states through the Due Process Clause of the
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119‑21, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025.
In mortuary law, actual custody of the body is the physical possession or control of a human body. Actual custody is distinct from the legal authority to decide how the body will be disposed of, such as burial, cremation, or donation for medical research.
Lex mitior, Latin for “more lenient law,” is a legal doctrine providing that when the law changes between the commission of a criminal offense and the final judgment, the more favorable law to the defendant should apply.
Inter partes is Latin for “between parties.” In litigation, it refers to any proceeding in which all interested parties are given notice and an opportunity to be heard, as opposed to ex parte proceedings, which invol
Ecclesiastical law, or church law, refers to legal rules and regulations created and enforced by a religious institution, rather than by a secular authority such as a monarch or parliament.
