By Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic Reporting from Paris Many countries require that consent be given before sex — and have written that into their rape laws. France is not among them.

French lawmakers are debating a major change to how rape is defined in the country’s penal code – an amendment that would make it clear that sex without consent is a crime.

A trial that has shocked France took a dramatic turn this ... fact that the definition of rape in French law does not mention ...

France24 - Video French parliament debates rape law to add notion of consent to penal code Posted: March 26, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 Here in France, a proposal to change the wording of ...

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Gisèle Pélicot arrives at the Avignon court house, in Avignon, southern France on Tuesday ... In French law, rape is defined as an act of sexual penetration by violence, coercion, threat or surprise.

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Question of consent Gisèle is at the centre of the most significant rape trial France has seen in decades ... a professor of criminal law at the University of Nanterre. “Their whole life ...

Here in France, a proposal to change the wording of France's laws in regard to rapre goes to a commision of MPs starting today. Hotely debated, the next bill would add the notion of consent to the ...