Criminal law

How does sexual majority work? My daughter, who is just 15, fell in love with a 17-year-old during the holidays and the two of them decided to start seeing each other regularly. I'm obviously worried about the possible consequences of their attraction, from every point of view... But for a start, isn't it forbidden to have relations...

The white line is like a wall" I was driving along a cantonal road when I had to slow down because a group of cyclists were riding quietly in front of me in single file. I didn't dare overtake them because I couldn't do so without encroaching on the white line, which created a traffic jam and...

The white line, in France and Switzerland I found your column "the white line is like a wall" on the web published on 9 June 2014 in which you stated that on the road, crossing the white line is forbidden in all circumstances. It seems to me that in France, the rule...

The legality of overtaking on the right " During a debate between friends, we couldn't agree on the legality of overtaking on the right when driving. While some argued that it was simply forbidden, others claimed that this type of manoeuvre did not always result in a penalty....

Is it legal to search my bag? A short while ago, I had the unpleasant surprise of having my rucksack checked in a food shop in Petit-Lancy by a cashier who searched right down to the bottom of the bag. Is this legal? L, Geneva A search of a person or their belongings...

Private defence and criminal procedure As explained in these columns, criminal procedure at federal level is governed by the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP): when a person is questioned by the police or the Public Prosecutor's Office, it is important to know in what capacity he or she is being questioned, as this will give rise to...

Honour and defamation "I would like to know whether honour is still protected by the law. It has been reported to me that someone knowingly spoke disparagingly of me this summer, claiming in particular that I had committed various offences, which is not in fact the case. I have the impression that these days the...

The state of lawful necessity" There has been a lot of press coverage of this ruling on the occupation of a Crédit Suisse branch by climate activists. I was astonished to read that the defendants were acquitted by the court on the grounds of "lawful necessity". What conditions must be met...

The opposing lawyer lied! "In a civil law dispute, I believe that the opposing lawyer lied to get his way. Can I take direct action against this lawyer because, in order to satisfy his client, he did not present the facts to the judge in an honest manner?