Editing Treason (section)

===France===
[[File:Degradation alfred dreyfus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.05|5 January 1895: The treason conviction of Captain [[Alfred Dreyfus]].]]
Article 411-1<ref>{{cite legifrance|base=CP|number=411-11}}</ref> of the [[French criminal code]] defines treason as follows:
<blockquote>The acts defined by articles 411-2 to 411–11 constitute treason where they are committed by a French national or a soldier in the service of France, and constitute espionage where they are committed by any other person.</blockquote>

Article 411-2 prohibits "handing over troops belonging to the [[French Armed Forces|French armed forces]], or all or part of the national territory, to a foreign power, to a foreign organisation or to an organisation under foreign control, or to their agents". It is punishable by life imprisonment and a fine of [[Euro|€]]750,000. Generally parole is not available until 18 years of a life sentence have elapsed.<ref>{{cite legifrance|base=CP|number=411-2}}</ref>

Articles 411–3 to 411–10 define various other crimes of collaboration with the enemy, sabotage, and the like. These are punishable with imprisonment for between seven and 30 years. Article 411-11 make it a crime to incite any of the above crimes.

Besides treason and espionage, there are many other crimes dealing with national security, insurrection, terrorism and so on. These are all to be found in Book IV of the code.