President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure seeking to lower some penalties and fines relative to the use of motorcycles, amending the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act.

In case the missing plate or readable number is used for an offense penalized under the Revised Penal Code or special penal laws, the fine will be raised to P10,000.

The revised Penal Code, which takes effect that day, will make imprisonment fully without penal work. The current system obliges some offenders to engage in such work depending on the sentence.

What The Law Says About Acts Of Lasciviousness Sexual violations against an individual can take many forms, each with distinct elements under the law. Acts of lasciviousness are one such offense, ...

What Is Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)? The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is a proposed replacement for the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, which forms the bedrock of criminal law in India.

I was thinking that the correct case is only oral defamation or a similar offense under the Revised Penal Code. Am I correct in my belief that I cannot be made liable for child abuse if the crime is ...

As Algeria prepares for presidential elections this year, the amendments to the Penal Code are set to deepen repression.

The New Times examines the key changes in the new penal law: Humiliation or insult against foreign officials no longer criminal According to the new law, article 218 of the law of 2018 determining ...

Lying is bad. Lying under oath may even be criminal. If a person deliberately and willfully makes untruthful statements under oath or makes an affidavit upon any material matter required by law, he ...

A revised Penal Code with drastic changes to the provisions of sexual crimes has come into effect. The crime of “forcible sexual intercourse” is now termed “nonconsensual sexual intercourse” under the ...