CRIMES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Stated in a Part Two of the Criminal Code, Act No. 40/2009 Coll. Devided in 13 sections. I am providing main crimes of each section. Head I: Crimes against life and health (Sections 140 – 167) Head II: Crimes against freedom and against right to protect personality, privacy and secret…
CZECH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE Legal sources The Czech Criminal Procedure Code, Act. No. 141/1961 Coll. The law on Courts and Judges, Act No. 6/2002 Coll. The law on Public Prosecution, Act No. 283/1993 Coll. The right to use mother language Everyone has a right to use his or her mother language before the authorities of…
->Conditional suspension of criminal prosecution->Settlement->Proceedings before a single judge->Agreement on the guilt and punishment->Criminal order->In proceedings conducted against juveniles – waiver of criminal prosecution.->Conditional suspension of filing a motion for punishment Conditional Suspension of Criminal Prosecution It is a temporary decision with the proviso that that if the accused complies with the conditions for a…
Special Legislation for Criminal liability of Young offenders Act No. 218/2003 Coll. on Juvenile Liability for Unlawful Acts and on Juvenile Justice CATEGORY Children – age under 15 years (who are criminally not liable) Juveniles – age 15 – 18 (committed the offence older than 15 years but by 18 years) SPECIAL PROCEDURE The dissimilarities…
Sources Sources available in English The Criminal Code in English Act No. 40/2009 Col.. The Criminal Procedure Code in English is only available in version that was not updated since 2002. However still valid. Sources available in the Czech The Criminal Code, Act No. 40/2009 Coll. Trestní zákon, zák. č. 40/2009 Sb. The Criminal Procedure Act, Act…
CZECH CRIMINAL CODE Legal sources of the Czech Criminal Law The Czech Criminal Code, Act No. 40/2009 Coll. The law on the Responsibility of Juveniles for illegal Acts, Act No. 218/2003 Coll. The law on Criminal Liability of Legal Persons and Proceedings against them, Act No. 418/2011 Coll. The law on probation and mediation services,…