French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges
Article 394
Guardianship, the protection owed to children, is a public charge. It is a duty of families and the public community.
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Guardianship, the protection owed to children, is a public charge. It is a duty of families and the public community.
The Public Prosecutor's Office conducts public prosecutions and seeks the application of the law, in compliance with the principle of impartiality to which it is bound.
It is represented before each criminal court.It attends the hearings of the trial courts; all decisions are handed down in its presence.It ensures the enforcement of court decisions..
He is required to take written requisitions in accordance with the instructions given to him under the conditions laid down in articles 36,37 and 44. He may freely make any oral observations that he c…
The proceedings shall be public, unless publicity would be dangerous to public order or morality. In such a case, the court shall declare this by a judgment given in open court. However, the president…
Where the court does not grant the prosecution's application, neither the investigation nor the judgment is halted or suspended.
The chairman has the police of the hearing and the direction of the debates. He rejects anything that would tend to compromise their dignity or prolong them without giving reason to hope for greater c…
Subject to the provisions of Article 309, the public prosecutor and the parties' lawyers may put questions directly to the accused, the civil party, the witnesses and all persons called to the stand,…
The proceedings may not be interrupted and must continue until the case has been concluded by the judgment of the assize court. They may be suspended for the time necessary for the judges, the civil p…
The President is vested with a discretionary power by virtue of which he may, in his honour and conscience, take any measures that he deems useful to discover the truth. He may, if he considers it app…
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