Criminal law

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...

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,...

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....

Crossing in the mountains "I read your article about giving priority to the vehicle coming up mountain roads. Isn't it also customary for the vehicle that can manoeuvre most easily into a space where crossing is possible to pull over to the side, particularly if it meets a post bus?

Applying fines "I've heard about fines under the new criminal law; how are they applied? Maurice, Onex The new Criminal Code, which came into force on 1 January 2007, specifically Article 34, provides for the application of fines for short sentences. Under this provision, the judge...

Fines for using visitor spaces "I live in La Jonction and my car has a sticker for the corresponding zone. I regularly visit my partner, who lives in a block of flats in Chêne-Bourg, and there is a car park with around twenty spaces marked out in white on the ground, as well as...