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The biological criterion of insanity and the issue of criminal liability of the offender
Hubáčková, Dominika ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Tejnská, Katarína (referee)
1 Summary The presented thesis deals with mental disorders and their meaning in criminal law in general, not only from the law point of view, but even from the point of view of the psychiatry. It also deals with the insanity emphasized the biological criterion of insanity. It discusses in detail the legislation of the Czech republic and also the legislation in global. The definition of insanity doesn't exist in legislative, but the judicature and law theory work with the concept of two criterions of insanity - the biological and the juristic. The biological criterion of insanity means the mental disorder. Professionals use the International classification of diseases MKN - 10th revision as the correct explanation of the mental disorders. This classification system is neccessary for the determination of the right diagnosis. The classification consist of the scale from F0 to F99. There are groups of specific mental disorders like mental, behavioural and mood disorders (affective disorders) etc. The forensic importance of some mental disorders is higher than the others, therefore I mention only the some of them. In the description of the specific mental disorder are also used real cases. To determine the sanity of the offenders are used the certificated experts. Education, research, preventive treatment and...
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Seizing things in criminal proceedings
Svoboda, Jan ; Tejnská, Katarína (advisor) ; Bohuslav, Lukáš (referee)
in English The aim of this work is to describe the situation and problems of the institutes of law that concern seizure of objects and assets in general in the valid penal law regulations in the Czech Republic. It deals with both theoretical and practical aspects of this legal issue and even gives a description of its historical development. Thus, the whole work focuses on the analysis of applicability of the individual procedural institutes while seizing specific objects. It compares the civil law regulations in which the terms objects, liabilities and other components of assets of persons are defined, with the penal law regulations, which do not always respect the civil law. The author comments on the individual ways of seizure and on the necessity to differentiate between the reasons for the seizure because application of these procedural institutes is always connected with subsequent implementation of the seizure so that the purpose of the criminal proceedings is fulfilled. Objects are seized due to various reasons; seized objects serve as evidence, there is the reparative function of the seized items, which means their return to the injured party, as well as deprivation of the proceeds of criminal activity. The text of the work is divided into several chapters in which the author comments on...
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Selected issues of the Criminal Liability of Legal Entities in the Czech Republic
Kalousová, Simona ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Tejnská, Katarína (referee)
The aim of the present thesis was to determine the problems of the current legislation of the criminal liability of legal persons and to consider whether it is possible to adopt the legislation as it is applied in England and Wales and use it into the legal order of the Czech Republic in compliance with the development of Czech legislation and England and Wales. Due to the extensiveness of the issue, only certain problematic parts of the legal order of the criminal liability of legal persons in the Czech Republic were selected. Attention was focused on the questionable parts selected only from the substantive part of the law. The approach to criminal liability of legal persons is diverse in the Anglo-American system. Variation can be seen at the level of individual states belonging to the system and at the federal and state levels. The first part of the thesis summarizes the development of the legal liability of legal persons in England and Wales, which were selected as the representatives of the Anglo-American system of legal culture. These countries were chosen because of the author's personal experience, which was gained during studies abroad, specifically in the United Kingdom. The first selected problem is the personal scope of the law, which is problematic due to the large range of persons to...
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Cooperating defendant
Karásková, Eva ; Tejnská, Katarína (advisor) ; Galovcová, Ingrid (referee)
Cooperating defendant Abstract This thesis on Cooperating defendant is focused on the development of this institute, its connection to organized crime and relevant international and Czech legislation. The thesis consists of the introduction, five chapters, that each presents individual topics in detail, and the conclusion. The first chapter analyses historical development of the institute of crown witness and its connection to the institute of cooperating defendant, the context of adoption of this institute into the Czech legislation and the subsequent amendment of the relevant provisions. At the same time, it summarizes the planned changes concerning the institute of cooperating defendant within the framework of recodification of criminal procedure. The second chapter analyses organized crime in connection to the institute of cooperating defendant. It focuses on the occurrence of organized crime in the Czech Republic, its specific features and legislation, the purpose of which is to fight organized crime. The third chapter is focused on the international legislation of the institute of cooperating defendant, which is mainly defined by international organizations, such as the UN, the European Union and the Council of Europe. The current legal regulation of the institute of cooperating defendant is analysed...
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Cooperating defendant
Konopa, Štěpán ; Tejnská, Katarína (advisor) ; Šelleng, Dalibor (referee)
Cooperating defendant Abstract The cooperating defendant represents a relatively new instrument of Czech criminal law, it was introduced into the Czech legal system with effect from 1 January 2010. The main purpose of this legal instrument is to fight organized crime, which is characterized by its high social danger and is extremely difficult to combat for law enforcement agencies due to the considerable sophistication of the internal hierarchy of organized criminal groups. The legal instrument consists of the cooperation of the defendant with a public prosecutor, who designates them as a cooperating defendant in the indictment in exchange for information capable of making a significant contribution to the uncovering of organized criminal groups. The cooperating defendant is rewarded for their cooperation with a mitigation of their sentence and the sentence may even be dropped altogether. The first chapter of this thesis analyzes the terms of cooperating defendant and crown witness, describes the process of introducing the legal instrument of cooperating defendant into the Czech legal system and also mentions some similar legal instruments. The second chapter deals with the current legislation, some of its shortcomings and their possible solutions. The third chapter lists some of the most important benefits...
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Operational and Investigative actions
Černá, Kateřina ; Tejnská, Katarína (advisor) ; Šelleng, Dalibor (referee)
1 Operational and Investigative actions Abstract Presented thesis deals with the topic of operational investigative actions specified by the Criminal Procedure Code, to which they have been incorporated with effect from 2002. The main aim of this thesis is comprehensive description of the essence and of the domestic applicable legislation of these actions, and also the analysis of possible problematic points and deficiencies. Currently, the mentioned Code in its title nine called procedure prior to initiation a criminal prosecution defines types of these actions in an enumerative way. Those types are pretended transfer, surveillance of the individuals and objects and usage of agent. The thesis itself is divided into six chapters. First chapter is focused on definition of these actions, putting them into context with so called supporting operational investigative actions defined by the Police of the Czech Republic Code, and also on the brief history of their usage in the territory of the Czech Republic. In the second chapter there is a summarization of the general conditions concerning usage of these actions, which apply to all operational investigative actions with few exceptions. Third, fourth and fifth chapter deals with particular operational investigative actions according to the order contained in the...
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Compensation for non-material damage in the event of injury and death in collateral proceedings
Dolejšová, Tereza ; Tejnská, Katarína (advisor) ; Mulák, Jiří (referee)
1 Abstract Compensation for non-pecuniary harm in the event of personal injury and death in collateral proceedings The topic of the diploma thesis is the issue of compensation for non-pecuniary harm in the event of personal injury and death in collateral proceedings. This issue is currently often debated due to, among other reasons, a change in the legal regulation of compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary harm effective from January 1, 2014. The specificity of this subject lies in the combination of two legal branches - criminal and civil law, as collateral proceedings are part of criminal proceedings and decide on claims which are of a civil nature. The thesis deals with the criminal law institutes of the injured party and the collateral proceedings themselves. An extensive space is then devoted to the private law regulation of compensation for non-pecuniary harm in the event of personal injury and death, especially in accordance with Sections 2958 and 2959 of the Civil Code with regard to legal practice and court decisions. The aim of this work is to describe and evaluate the legal regulation of compensation for non-pecuniary harm in the event of personal injury and death and the procedural possibilities of the injured party to attain this private law claim in criminal proceedings. With regard to...
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Criminal aspects of domestic violence
Tykalová, Veronika ; Tejnská, Katarína (advisor) ; Jelínek, Jiří (referee)
Criminal aspects of domestic violence Abstract Domestic violence is a highly undesirable phenomenon that has been historically present in our society and, given the intimate sphere of life and the environment it affects, it needs to be treated with caution. The aim of this thesis, which is systematically divided into five chapters, is to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of this dangerous and complex phenomenon with an emphasis on the existing legislation in the Czech Republic. The introductory chapter is devoted to the conceptual definition of domestic violence, the issue of necessity of a unitary definition of this socio-pathological phenomenon, this chapter further introduces the basic definition characteristics of domestic violence, its forms and types, particular phases within the cycle of domestic violence and theory of causes of domestic violence. The second chapter of this thesis deals with criminological and psychological issues respectively in relation to the perpetrator and the victim, introduces the typology of the perpetrators, defines their common characteristics, classify victims according to selected aspects, interprets key victimological terms and points out the serious consequences of repeated attacks. The following chapter presents an overview of the current Czech...
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Current issues of adhesive proceedings
Ceplová, Magdalena ; Pelc, Vladimír (advisor) ; Tejnská, Katarína (referee)
Current issues of adhesive proceedings This thesis deals with current issues of adhesive proceedings. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter introduces the basic concepts essential for the definition of adhesive proceedings and related terms. These are primarily the definition of entities and parties to criminal proceedings, including the introduction of the institutes of harm as an overarching term, which includes damage, non-material damages and unjust enrichment. The first chapter also introduces the institute of bodily harm. The second chapter is devoted to the injured party, including a list of procedural rights and obligations that the injured party confers the Criminal Procedure Code and the injured party recognizes the law on victims of crime, if the injured party is also a victim under this law. The following subchapters are divided according to the rights that belong to all the injured parties and the rights that belong to the injured party, who is at the same time subject to the adhesive procedure. In the case of the injured party, the institute of consent of the injured party to criminal prosecution and representation of the injured party is also mentioned. In this part of the thesis, the current problems concerning the remuneration of the injured party's...
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Criminal liability of legal entities
Filipovičová, Gabriela ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Tejnská, Katarína (referee)
Criminal lability of legal entities Abstract The diploma thesis is focused on criminal lability of legal entities, which was incorporated into Czech law by Act No. 418/2011 Coll, on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities and Proceeding Againts Them (hereinafter "the Act"), which came into effect on 1 January 2012. The phenomenon of criminal liability of legal entities is a controversial topic, because it conflicts with many traditional principles of criminal law in the continental legal culture, which also includes the Czech Republic. Even after eight years since the introduction of criminal liability of legal entities into the Czech legal order, this topic is given constant attention in the field of doctrine and practice. The aim of the diploma thesis is to present a complex issue of the rise and expiry of criminal liability of legal entities in the Czech Republic and to evaluate the practical and theoretical problems that this law institute brings. The diploma thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter presents the reasons that led the legislature to introduce criminal liability of legal entities and presents also counter-arguments of opponents that the legislature had to deal with. The circumstances of the legislative process of the adoption of the Act and its subsequent amendments are also...
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