Lil Picard Lil Picard Lil Picard, (born Lilli Elisabeth Benedick October 4, 1899 – May 10, 1994) was a cabaret actress, artist and critic born in Landau, Germany in 1899, who took part in several generations of Counterculture and Avant-garde art in Berlin and in New York City. Lil Picard was born Lilli Elisabeth Benedick October 4, 1899 in Landau, Germany. She was the only child of Jakob, a wine producer and merchant, and Rosalie Benedick. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Strasbourg, Germany, which is now in France. Seeking solace from her parents, Lil found meaning in books. Westermann's "Monashefte"
About-Picard law the report, Prime Minister Alain Juppé set up in 1996 the "Interministerial board of observation of sects", followed in 1998 by the "Interministerial Mission in the Fight Against Sects" (MILS). In 2002 the "Interministerial Monitoring Mission Against Sectarian Abuses" (MIVILUDES) replaced MILS. Other action of the French government against potential abuses by cults resulted in the passing of the About-Picard law. Commentators often refer to the Law 2001-504 of June 12, 2001 as the About-Picard law, from the name of its "rapporteurs" (parliamentarians who report upon the draft law), senator Nicolas About (UDF center-right party) and deputy Catherine Picard (PS