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The 2001 About-Picard law (pika:r ) (named after French parliament members Nicolas About and Catherine Picard), a piece of French legislation, broadly speaking, makes it possible to act against organisations (legal entities) when such organisations have become involved in certain crimes. The law, in its own words, aimed at movements deemed cultic (''mouvements sectaires'') that "undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms". The law does not define new crimes, except in association with existing crimes. This law has caused controversy internationally, with some commentators alleging that it infringes religious freedom. Proponents of the law allege, on the contrary, that it reinforces religious freedom, since it aims at protecting people in a weak position (including children), preventing criminal organizations from forcing such people into religious and other activities. , the French authorities had applied the law only once — in the case of a doomsday cult leader who had induced his followers to commit suicide. The full title of the law reads "" (Law number 2001-504 of June 12, 2001 intended to reinforce the prevention and repression of sectarian (cultic) movements that infringe on human rights and on fundamental freedoms). == Vocabulary== Several misleading false cognates (''faux amis'') exist in French and English word definitions, which can confuse discussions of religion and cults: * The French noun ''culte'' means any "(religious) worship", or, in a legal context, "religion" taken in a broad sense. The phrase ''association cultuelle'' (quite distinct from ''association culturelle'', association promoting culture) thus refers to an organisation that supports religious worship, not to a "cult" in the often derogatory sense found in the English language. * The French noun ''secte'' can have the meaning of the English "sect". However, in general parlance it has the derogatory meaning of the English usage of the word "cult". * The adjective ''sectaire'' ("sectarian") almost always has a derogatory meaning: it designates people or institutions with a narrow-minded outlook on the world, who exclude other points of view. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「About-Picard law」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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