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LSO-2012-L-91506
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Penal Code Act 2010 (Act No. 6 of 2012).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Lesotho
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2012-01-02
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Lesotho are passing from a legal situation where criminal law was regulated under common law principles based on a Roman-Dutch system to a codified system. Most of the offences in the Code are a restatement of the common law principles applied prior to the Act.
Part I - General Provisions
Part II - General Principles of Criminal Liability
Part III - Offences against the Person
Part IV - Offences against Property
Part V - Offences against Administration and Public Order
Part VI - Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes [includes articles which touch on trafficking and forced labour]
Part VII - Acts of Terrorism and Related Offences
Part VIII - Defamation and Criminal Injuria
Part IX - Offences related to Marriage
Part X - Penalties
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2012-03-09
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Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Lesotho Legal Information Institute (LesothoLII)
URL
http://www.lesotholii.org
File
LSO91506.pdf (PDF of Code and Commentaries)