Proposition de loi relative aux causes de l'irresponsabilité pénale et aux conditions de réalisation de l'expertise en matière pénale

This is an ordinary bill tabled in the French National Assembly, during the 15th legislature, concerning the causes of criminal irresponsibility (cases where a person cannot be held criminally liable, for example due to mental disorder) and the conditions under which forensic expert assessments are carried out in criminal proceedings. Such bills aim to clarify or update how courts determine whether a defendant's mental state removes responsibility for an offence. The bill would mainly affect defendants whose mental capacity is in question, as well as the psychiatric and medical experts called on by judges, investigators and prosecutors. Judicial authorities and victims may also be affected by how these assessments shape proceedings. The exact changes depend on the bill's full text, which is not reflected in this summary.