Criminal law

During a discussion, my young son solemnly announced that he wanted to make a career "in the Geneva police by becoming a gendarme to fight crime". I pointed out to him that the gendarmerie was not part of the police force, but he insisted that it was. I did a bit of research and as a result I couldn't...

I live in Valais and drive to work in Geneva. I was surprised to discover a form on my windscreen recently telling me that I had to announce my new "parking location" within 14 days. Do I have to comply with this request and does it mean that I will have to change my...

A defamation investigation has been opened against me for expressing my anger at a shopkeeper who offers chick meat, which I find cruel. The case has been assigned to a police officer who had already intervened two years earlier in proceedings against my son and me,...

My local authority recently introduced a 30 km/h zone. In order to force drivers to slow down, it has put up bollards, widened the pavements and erected raised speed bumps, making it impossible for two vehicles to pass each other. It's very annoying, it damages the cars and I wonder if there's a limit... to the right...

A friend told me that you can now overtake on the right on the motorway. I've always learned that it's strictly forbidden to do so, and I've always respected this rule, sometimes angrily... Can we now really drive like in the United States? José The basic principle has not changed: according to art. 35 of the...

My neighbour is fun. He often has pretty birds flying by. However, he doesn't cause any trouble and respects the people in the building. It seems to me that he drinks with his wife and, if the opportunity arises, he makes ends meet. I was surprised to learn that he had been convicted...

One of the officers in the commune where I live is a bit trigger-happy when it comes to leaving butterflies on the windscreens of motorists, who end up being fined 40 francs for a yes or a no, often in a questionable manner. Of course, no one wants to hire a...

How to protect yourself from harassment "I left my ex-girlfriend a year ago. She didn't take it well and, because she's jealous by nature, she started sending me over a hundred messages a day and making more and more calls on my phone, ending up at my house or...

Routine check: no calls allowed I was recently stopped by police officers while driving through town. While they were checking my papers and going round the car, I received a call, which I answered because my engine wasn't running. One of the police officers then ordered me to hang up....