It’s no coincidence that the word sumptuary sounds like sumptuous and consumption. Those words sum up the intent of most sumptuary laws: regulating what people could consume, for instance, by ...

France's new law dictates that tobacco must disappear where there are children, and parents, as well as the majority of the ...

Sumptuary Laws in-- The state of public opinion in England on the question of sumptuary laws is illustrated in the division which took place in the House of Commons, on a bill introduced by a Mr ...

In the administration of the new Excise Law, there is a danger which the Board of Excise cannot consider too carefully.

France may introduce changes to its rape law to include consent for the first time, after a mass rape trial shook the country, challenging the limits of existing legislation and prompting some ...

France, which has experienced a wave of terrorist attacks in recent years, enacted a new law that looks to tackle radical Islam by banning foreign-appointed clerics.

A Headscarf Ban Is Keeping Basketball Players off the Court. A New Bill Could Make It Law in France PARIS (AP) — Salimata Sylla was about to lead her team onto the basketball court, as she had ...

Queen Elizabeth I's Sumptuary Laws forbid anyone but close relatives of the royal family to wear purple, so the color not only reflected the wearer's wealth but also their regal status .

Bredin Prat topped MergerLinks’ 2024 France M&A rankings, standing out as the only local firm among nine international heavyweights, with partner Olivier Assant leading on €23.8 billion in deals.

The French government wants to adopt a new immigration law in 2025, just one year after the previous bill split the majority in the National Assembly. It would be the 33rd immigration law in 44 years.