Dossier
French law
Coverage of French law in the Nexus archive.
- French billionaire pleads for law change to disinherit children
French billionaire Pierre-Edouard Sterin is urging lawmakers to modify inheritance laws to disinherit his children in favor of donating his fortune to charity, citing that French law currently requires 75% of his assets to be passed to his offspring.
- Coordinator of 2015 Paris attacks could be released from prison early under Belgian law
Mohamed Bakkali, a coordinator of the 2015 Paris attacks that killed 132 people, is incarcerated in Belgium under a more lenient sentencing regime than the 2035 release date he would have faced in France. His early release eligibility highlights differences in legal systems between the two countries.