Criminal codes
This webpage provides access to criminal codes of OSCE participating States.
Albania
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Albania (1995, amended 2017) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania (1995, amended 2017) (English version)
Andorra
Armenia
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (2003) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia (1998, amended 2016) (English version)
Austria
- Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Austria (1975, amended 2019) (German version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Austria (1974, amended 2019) (German version)
Azerbaijan
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2000) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2018) (English version)
Belgium
- Criminal Code of the Kingdom of Belgium (1867, as of 2018) (French version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Kingdom of Belgium (1808, amended 2019) (French version)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003, amended 2018) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003, amended 2017) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004, amended 2019) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003, amended 2018) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009, amended 2014) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of Republika Srpska (2012, amended 2018) (English version)
- Criminal Code of The Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2017, amended 2018) (English version)
- Criminal Code of Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003, amended 2018) (English version)
Bulgaria
- Penal Procedure Code of the Republic of Bulgaria (2006, amended 2011) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Bulgaria (1968, amended 2017) (English version)
Canada
- Criminal Code of Canada (1985, as of March 2021) (English and French)
- Criminal Code (1989, as of 2019) (excerpts related to freedom of assembly)
- Evidence Act (1985, amended 2019) (English and French)
Croatia
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Croatia (2011) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Croatia (2009) (English version)
Czech Republic
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Czech Republic (1961, amended 2012) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Czech Republic (2009, amended 2011) (English version)
Denmark
Estonia
- Code of Criminal Procedure Implementation Act (2004, amended 2017)
- Penal Code of the Republic of Estonia (2001, as of May 2021) (English version)
- Criminal Code Implementation Act (2002, amended 2014) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Estonia (2003, amended 2020) (English version)
Finland
- Criminal Procedure Act (as amended 2015) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Finland (1889, amended 2015) (English version)
France
- Criminal Procedure Code of the French Republic (amended January 2020) (French version)
- Criminal Code of the French Republic (as of January 2020) (French version)
- Criminal Code of the French Republic (as of 2005) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the French Republic (as of 2006) (English version)
Georgia
- Criminal Code of Georgia (1999, amended 2019) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia (2009, amended 2019) (English version)
Germany
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Federal Republic of Germany (1950, as of April 2021) (German version)
- Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Germany (1971, amended 2013) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Federal Republic of Germany (1950, amended 2014) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Germany (1971, amended 2019) (German version)
Holy See
- Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law Matters (2013)
- Amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure (2013)
Hungary
Iceland
- General Penal Code of Iceland (1940, amended 2015) (English version)
- Law on Criminal Procedure (exerpts) (as of 2018)
Ireland
- Criminal Procedure Act (2010, amended 2018)
- Criminal Law Act (1997, amended 2019)
- Criminal Justice Act (2013, amended 2018)
Italy
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Italy (Part I) (2011) (Italian version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Italy (Part II) (Italian version)
Kazakhstan
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2014, amended 2016) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2014, amended 2017) (English version)
Kyrgyzstan
- Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (1997, amended 2006) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (1999, amended 2008) (English version)
Latvia
- Criminal Law (1998, as of June 2020)
- Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia (2005, as of December 2019) (English version)
Liechtenstein
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Principality of Liechtenstein (1988, amended 2017) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Principality of Liechtenstein (1987, amended 2019) (German version)
- Criminal Code of the Principality of Liechtenstein (1987, amended 2017) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Principality of Liechtenstein (1987, amended 2019) (German version)
Lithuania
Luxembourg
- Crimnal Code of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (1879, amended 2018) (French version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (1808, amended October 2016) (French version)
Malta
Moldova
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova (2002, amended 2018) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova (French version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Moldova (2003, amended 2016) (English version)
Mongolia
- Criminal Code of Mongolia (2002) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of Mongolia (2001) (English version)
Montenegro
- Criminal Procedure Code of Montenegro (2015) (English version)
- Criminal Code of Montenegro (2003, amended 2018) (English version)
Netherlands
- Criminal Code of the Kingdom of Netherlands (1881, amended 2012) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Kingdom of Netherlands (as of 2012) (English version)
North Macedonia
- Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of North Macedonia (2010) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of North Macedonia (2009, amended 2018) (English version)
Norway
- Penal Code (2005, as of April 2021)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Kingdom of Norway (1981, amended 2013)
Poland
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Poland (1997, amended 2003) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic Poland (1997) (English version)
- Criminal Code, excerpts related to hate crime (1997, as of February 2014)
Portugal
- Criminal Procedure Code of Portugal (2015) (excerpts) (English version)
- Criminal Code of Portugal (2006) (English version)
Romania
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Romania (2009, amended 2017) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Romania (2010, amended 2014) (English version)
Russian Federation
- Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (1996, amended 2012) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation (2001, amended 2012) (English version)
Serbia
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Serbia (2011) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia (2005, amended 2012) (English version)
- Law on amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Serbia (2013)
Slovakia
- Criminal Procedure Code of the Slovak Republic (2005) (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Slovak Republic (2005) (English version)
Slovenia
- Act Amending the Criminal Procedure Act (2010)
- Act Amending the Criminal Code (2011)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Slovenia (2008)
- Criminal Procedure Act of the Republic of Slovenia (2006)
- Act Amending the Criminal Procedure Act (2007)
- Act Amending the Criminal Procedure Act (2008)
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
- Swiss Crimial Procedure Act (2007, as of March 2021)
- Criminal Code of the Swiss Confederation (1937, as of July 2020) (English version)
Tajikistan
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (English version)
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (1998, amended 2020)
Turkey
Ukraine
- Criminal Code of Ukraine (2001, amended 2010) (English version)
- Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine (2013, amended 2015) (English Version)
United States
- Title 18 of the United States Code (as of 2017)
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (as of December 2020)