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Everyone has the right to respect for his or her private life. Judges may, without prejudice to compensation for damage suffered, prescribe any measures, such as sequestration, seizure and the like, s…
A foreigner, even one not resident in France, may be summoned before the French courts, for the performance of obligations contracted by him in France with a Frenchman; he may be brought before the co…
The effects on French nationality of annexations and cessions of territories are governed by the following provisions, in the absence of treaty stipulations.
Every Frenchman shall enjoy civil rights.
The acquisition and loss of French nationality are governed by the law in force at the time of the act or fact to which the law attaches these effects. The provisions of the preceding paragraph regula…
In cases where the parties concerned are not obliged to appear in person, they may be represented by a special and authentic proxy.
Witnesses produced for civil status records must be at least eighteen years of age, relatives or others, regardless of sex; they will be chosen by the persons concerned.
In all cases where a court of law deals with acts relating to civil status, the interested parties may appeal against the judgment.
These acts will be signed by the civil registrar, by those appearing and by the witnesses; or mention will be made of the cause preventing those appearing and the witnesses from signing.
Any custodian of the registers shall be civilly liable for any alterations thereto, subject to his recourse, if any, against the authors of the said alterations.
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