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<h2 id="by-country">By country</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Algeria/UXDF4Tj6"></a> Criminal Code of Algeria</li> <li><a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_of_Argentina/Dn263f5j">Penal Code of Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Criminal_law_of_Australia/b1pMn1xv">Australian criminal codes</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc"></a> Criminal Code of Austria</li> <li><a href="/facts/Belarus/vweHwgob"></a> <a href="/facts/Criminal_Code_of_Belarus/0dgRgnJE">Criminal Code of Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_of_Brazil/Purpfhu6">Penal Code of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/British_Virgin_Islands/Wl66NGLT"></a> <a href="/facts/British_Virgin_Islands_Criminal_Code/ESja8kzn">British Virgin Islands Criminal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc"></a> <a href="/facts/Criminal_Code_(Canada)/RrYNJ2U7">Criminal Code (Canada)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx"></a> Criminal Code of Chile</li> <li><a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p"></a> <a href="/facts/Criminal_Law_of_the_People%2527s_Republic_of_China/F59HmjCM">Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China</a> (zh)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Law_of_the_Czech_Republic/G4Xjvg5r">Criminal Code of the Czech Republic</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw"></a> <a href="/facts/Danish_Penal_Code/9MY982uM">Danish Penal Code</a> (<a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Egypt/8Ttg0JwB"></a> <a href="/facts/Egyptian_penal_code/z9VQz5xj">Egyptian Penal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/English_Criminal_Code/m1uSs6vY">English Criminal Code</a>, a draft has existed since 1989 but, though debated since 1818, has never been enacted</li> <li><a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91"></a> <a href="/facts/Criminal_Code_of_Finland/FaVQFNfe">Criminal Code of Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/French_criminal_code/kI17elhb">French criminal code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Strafgesetzbuch/rDsmnMal">German Criminal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI"></a> <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/29048832/Criminal-Code-of-the-Republic-of-Hungary">Hungarian Penal Code in English</a>, <i>status of 18 August 2005</i> ;<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111221062330/http://net.jogtar.hu/jr/gen/hjegy_doc.cgi?docid=97800004.TV"><i> Operative Hungarian Penal Code</i></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j"></a> <a href="/facts/General_Penal_Code_(Iceland)/Ubw2vgVa">General Penal Code (Iceland)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM"></a> <a href="/facts/Bharatiya_Nyaya_Sanhita/kShYjxLN">Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita</a> (Indian Justice Code)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW"></a> <a href="/facts/Indonesian_Criminal_Code/W6KSyys4">Indonesian Criminal Code</a> (<i>Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana</i>)(<i>Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Acara Pidana</i>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY"></a> Israeli Penal Law, 5737-1977</li> <li><a href="/facts/Iran/24yukge8"></a> <a href="/facts/Judicial_system_of_Iran/W54IS6GT">Iranian Criminal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Iraq/pqYSFJw8"></a> <a href="/facts/Iraqi_Penal_Code/bszA7Xrh">Iraqi Penal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF"></a> Italian Penal Code</li> <li><a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_of_Japan/KlznMtmf">Penal Code of Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Macau/KEm5w6xH"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_of_Macau/vTahz9jG">Penal Code of Macau</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_(Malaysia)/KzPBEcue">Penal Code (Malaysia)</a>, enacted in 1936.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Maldives/sC2HeXby"></a> <a href="/facts/Maldives/sC2HeXby">Maldives Penal Code</a>, enacted in 1968. Revised on 16 July 2015.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37"></a> Criminal Code of Malta, enacted in 1854.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh"></a> Mexican Penal Code, enacted on August 14, 1931.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Myanmar/zcqQH2oE"></a> <a href="/facts/Myanmar_Penal_Code/ctc1EeI5">Myanmar Penal Code</a>, enacted on 1 May 1861</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nepal/yWCzTBR2"></a> <a href="/facts/General_Code_of_Nepal/NFybGe5q">General Code of Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> Penal Code of the Netherlands (<i>Wetboek van Strafrecht</i>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg"></a> <a href="/facts/Crimes_Act_1961/RWRJNYa9">New Zealand Crimes Act 1961</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nigeria/gbW17BX8"></a> <a href="/facts/Nigerian_Criminal_Code/Jtf7vWnn">Nigerian Criminal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR"></a> Norwegian Criminal Code</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1"></a> <a href="/facts/Pakistan_Penal_Code/twnTm1yh">Pakistan Penal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Philippines/ARpmxXQV"></a> <a href="/facts/Revised_Penal_Code_of_the_Philippines/zKtcunJg">Revised Penal Code of the Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D"></a> <a href="/facts/Polish_Penal_Code/x4CYwfQ6">Polish Penal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_of_Portugal/NsgWlmqR">Penal Code of Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_of_Romania/gl2uFmx8">Penal Code of Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Criminal_Code_of_Russia/flgRq3qb">Criminal Code of Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Saudi_Arabia/uyUpe1J2"></a> Criminal Code of Saudi Arabia</li> <li><a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_(South_Korea)/UnJ7H9Gr">Penal Code of South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka/VtTBmysE"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_of_Sri_Lanka/xYvHPMbc">Penal Code of Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD"></a> <a href="/facts/Penal_Code_(Singapore)/yEfl8X4j">Penal Code of Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Spanish_Criminal_Code/dh1yWWo1">Spanish Criminal Code</a>, enacted for the first time in 1822. Current version dates back to 1995.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe"></a> <a href="/facts/Swiss_Criminal_Code/gwpac9Tt">Swiss Criminal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Syria/7pDXGzq8"></a> <a href="/facts/Syrian_Penal_Code/rkNChhvU">Syrian Penal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK"></a> <a href="/facts/Criminal_Code_of_Thailand/1mcAU99A">Criminal Code of Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0"></a> Turkish Penal Code</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj"></a> <a href="/facts/Criminal_Code_of_Ukraine/wlRACqIg">Criminal Code of Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Title_18_of_the_United_States_Code/3yocUU3R">Title 18 of the United States Code</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Model_Penal_Code/uqezMeSW">Model Penal Code</a> by the <a href="/facts/American_Law_Institute/WrBGVr7g">American Law Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/List_of_U.S._state_statutory_codes/ksFjFk6N">List of U.S. state statutory codes</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vietnam/0ulfA8Eq"></a> Vietnamese Penal Code, first enacted in 1985<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Codification_(law)/LVcXpbPU">Codification</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Civil_code/aRH3U7VC">Civil code</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"French Penal Code (ToC)" (PDF). LegiFrance (Eng translation). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-04. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110704025812/http://195.83.177.9/upl/pdf/table_33.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110704025812/http://195.83.177.9/upl/pdf/table_33.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Newsletter" (PDF). Law Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-16. <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090416025930/http%3A//www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/newsletter_spring_2009.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090416025930/http%3A//www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/newsletter_spring_2009.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Minister Shatter publishes draft Criminal Code prepared by the Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee" (Press release). Department of Justice and Equality. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2018. <a href="http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/PR11000096" target="_blank">http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/PR11000096</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee (31 May 2010). "Draft Criminal Code and Commentary" (PDF). Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality. Retrieved 27 October 2018. <a href="http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/DC-04%20Draft%20Criminal%20Code%20and%20Commentary%2031%20May%202010.pdf/Files/DC-04%20Draft%20Criminal%20Code%20and%20Commentary%2031%20May%202010.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/DC-04%20Draft%20Criminal%20Code%20and%20Commentary%2031%20May%202010.pdf/Files/DC-04%20Draft%20Criminal%20Code%20and%20Commentary%2031%20May%202010.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Robinson, Paul. "Introduction to the Model Penal Code" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001952/https://www.law.upenn.edu/fac/phrobins/intromodpencode.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001952/https://www.law.upenn.edu/fac/phrobins/intromodpencode.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"United States Code (Title 18)". GPO. <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=BROWSE&title=18usc&PDFS=YES" target="_blank">http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=BROWSE&title=18usc&PDFS=YES</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Law Commission". Archived from the original on 2007-07-24. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070724004724/http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/codification.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070724004724/http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/codification.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Desk, DH Web. "Bills to replace criminal codes enacted into law as President Murmu gives nod". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-01-16. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help) <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bills-to-replace-criminal-codes-enacted-into-law-as-president-murmu-gives-nod-2824616" target="_blank">https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bills-to-replace-criminal-codes-enacted-into-law-as-president-murmu-gives-nod-2824616</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Vietnamese Penal Code 1999 - full text in English". vbpl.vn. Retrieved 5 January 2022. <a href="http://vbpl.vn/tw/Pages/vbpqen-toanvan.aspx?dvid=13&ItemID=622" target="_blank">http://vbpl.vn/tw/Pages/vbpqen-toanvan.aspx?dvid=13&ItemID=622</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>