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Law No. 38/20 approving the Penal Code of Angola.

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 179.
Subject
Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Wild species & ecosystems, General
Keyword
Framework law Governance Radiation Cultural heritage Prohibited crops Pollution control Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Protection of habitats Consumer protection Processing/handling Fraud Public health Wild fauna Wild flora Biodiversity Hunting/capture
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force 90 days after its publication.
Abstract

This Law approves the Angolan Penal Code. The Code, consisting of 473 articles divided in two Books (seven Titles and nine Titles respectively), protects the legal assets essential to safeguarding the State and citizens as well as the development of institutions. It regulates the limits of penalties, remissions, the transitional regime, juvenile criminal liability, and contravention. The Penal Code has two parts, a General Part, which regulates the Criminal Law, the Punishable Fact, the Legal Consequences of the Fact, the Particular Complaint and Accusation, the Extinction of Criminal Liability, the Compensation for Losses and Damages for Crime and Contravention and a Special Part, which regulates crimes against persons, against the family, against public faith, against collective security, against State Security, against natural heritage, against the environment, against peace and the international community, computer crimes and against the consumer and the market.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org