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  • 1penal code —    Criminal legislation in Spain until 1996 was governed by the Penal Code of 1848. In 1995, the parliament approved a completely revised code, designed to bring together the various modifications enacted since 1848, and to adapt the criminal law …

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  • 2Article 301 (Turkish penal code) — Article 301 is a controversial article of the Turkish penal code making it illegal to insult Turkey, the Turkish ethnicity, or Turkish government institutions. It took effect on June 1, 2005, and was introduced as part of a package of penal law… …

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  • 3Article 58 (RSFSR Penal Code) — Article 58 of the Russian SFSR Penal Code was put in force on February 25, 1927 to arrest those suspected of counter revolutionary activities. It was revised several times. In particular, its Article 58 1 was updated by the listed sub articles… …

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  • 4Military justice — This article is about legal jurisdiction over military personnel. For military jurisdiction over civilians, see martial law. Military commission redirects here. For the commissioning of an officer, see Officer (armed forces). For the history of… …

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  • 5Penal Laws — • Treats of the penal legislation affecting Catholics in English speaking countries since the Reformation. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Penal Laws     Penal Laws      …

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  • 6Military prison — Not to be confused with prisoner of war camp. The United States Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a military prison A military prison is a prison operated by the military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners… …

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  • 7Code (law) — This article is about exhaustive legislations. For municipal regulations, see legal code (municipal). First page of the 1804 original edition of the Napoleonic code A code is a type of legislation that purports to exhaustively cover a complete… …

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  • 8Penal military unit — Penal battalions, penal companies, etc., are military units consisting of convicted persons for which military service was either the assigned punishment or a voluntary replacement of imprisonment.Nazi Germany See Afrika Brigade 999 (also… …

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  • 9Penal law — This article is about penal law as understood in the English law system. For a more general article, see criminal law. In the most general sense, penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for… …

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  • 10military law — the body of laws relating to the government of the armed forces; rules and regulations for the conduct of military personnel. [1730 40] * * * Law prescribed by statute for governing the armed forces and their civilian employees. It in no way… …

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