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Applying formal defense in the pre-trial phase of criminal proceedings
Štěpánek, Martin ; Vokoun, Rudolf (advisor) ; Mulák, Jiří (referee)
Applying formal defense in the pre-trial phase of criminal proceedings Abstract This rigorous thesis deals with the application of the formal defense in the pre-trial phase of prosecution. The thesis circumscribes the defense in the terms of the defense lawyer in the investigation phase, i.e. after the initiation of the prosecution, while the focus is apart from other things on the important and unneglectable instruments of the defense, particularly on the petition against the resolution of prosecution initiation, the inspection of the court file, also on the participation of the defense lawyer on the investigation, the evidence procurement by the defense lawyer, the study of the court file and the suggestion for completion of the investigation, and the suggestion for the preliminary discussion of the defense. The thesis also shows the peculiarities of the defense during the prosecution of the defendant in detention, while the emphasis in put on the defendant in detention defense execution itself with the focus on the personal visits in the detention center and the matter of demanding release from the detention and utilizing the measures substituting detention. The focus is also on the address of the defense lawyer, or more precisely on their professional limits in relation to the ethical prescriptions and...
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The Role of Public Prosecutor in Criminal Proceedings
Čermák, David ; Mulák, Jiří (advisor) ; Beranová, Andrea (referee)
The Role of Public Prosecutor in Criminal Proceedings Abstract This diploma thesis on the topic of The Role of the Public Prosecutor in Criminal Proceedings identifies and presents the key parts of the regulation related to the position, role and tasks of the public prosecutor in criminal proceedings. Public prosecutors play an important and irreplaceable role in the system of criminal justice. It manifests itself to the full in particular in criminal preliminary proceedings, in which the public prosecutor exercises his supervisory powers over the procedure of the police authority and has a number of exclusive powers that enable him to effectively control and manage the course of this phase of the criminal proceedings. Furthermore, it is exclusively the public prosecutor who in the Czech Republic is authorized to initiate criminal proceedings before a court and to represent a public prosecution in it. The aim of the thesis is not only to bring closer the key parts of the regulation regarding the role of the public prosecutor in criminal proceedings, but also to critically analyze and place them in a wider context. It approaches individual topics and questions primarily conceptually and tries to use the inductive method to abstract from the specific regulation a conclusion about what role the representatives...
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Cooperating defendant and other institutes in the fight against organised crime
Šimková, Karolína ; Mulák, Jiří (advisor) ; Beranová, Andrea (referee)
Cooperating defendant and other institutes in the fight against organised crime Organised crime currently poses a major security risk that not only threatens the interests of individuals, but also the interests of society. For this reason, society's law enforcement authorities are pushed to investigate it quickly and effectively, and various means and instruments are enshrined in criminal law to do so. This thesis deals with the institutes in the fight against organized crime and aims to provide an insight into the means used, their legal definition and practical application, including pointing out possible shortcomings of the current legislation. The thesis first examines the definition of organised crime as such, including its existing definitions and characteristics. The issue of terrorism, which has several common and divergent features with organised crime, deserves separate attention. The second and third part of the thesis is devoted to the most important means of combating organized crime, which is the institution of the cooperating defendant. To understand all the background, the thesis first discusses the historical development of the institute and its comparison with the Crown Witness. Next, the thesis already addresses the various conditions regulated by the Criminal Procedure Code for...
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The issue of crime victim in criminology
Časarová, Dominika ; Pelc, Vladimír (advisor) ; Mulák, Jiří (referee)
The topic of the presented thesis is the issue of the victim of crime in criminology and its aim is to present a certain summary of current knowledge from criminal victimology, current legal regulation of victims' rights and also practical possibilities of assistance to victims. The first chapter addresses the scientific field of victimology and clarification of its relationship with criminology. This is followed by a brief overview of the development of victimology from its origins to its modern conception and the changing view of the victim over time. The second chapter then looks in more detail at the victim as such - the definition of the term, its characteristics, or the debunking of the myth of the 'ideal victim', which still largely persists in society and can have an undesirable effect on how victims are treated. The third chapter focuses on victimisation, the process by which an individual becomes a victim. In particular, the focus is on the victim's own behaviour, victimological culpability, and the victim-offender relationship, which is a key factor in terms of victimisation. The fourth chapter focuses on the legal regulation of victim protection in the Czech Republic. The chapter first discusses the distinction between the concept of 'victim' and the 'aggrieved party', which is a...
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The principle of legality and opportunity in criminal proceedings
Vrbová, Johana ; Mulák, Jiří (advisor) ; Beranová, Andrea (referee)
THE PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS Abstract This diploma thesis deals with the issue of the principle of legality and opportunity in criminal proceedings. The aim of this thesis was to establish the development of exceptions to the principle of legality. The introductory part focuses on the conceptual definition of both principles, how the view of expert criminal law authors on both principles has changed until current definition. The section on the definition of both principles is followed by their embedding and form in the criminal codes of the years 1873, 1950, 1956, 1961, up to the current version of the Criminal Procedure Code. On what principles were these criminal codes based and what purpose the principle of legality fulfilled, or whether there were exceptions to this principle in the individual criminal codes. The principle of legality imposes the duty on the prosecutor to prosecute all crimes which he becomes aware of, so the thesis then focuses on this duty and how the principle of legality is related to other general principles. The main focus of this thesis is to analyse the individual exceptions to the principle of legality that are enshrined in the current version of the Criminal Procedure Code and those that are based on directly applicable legal regulation of...
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Constitutional limits of criminal proceedings
Kořínek, Štěpán ; Mulák, Jiří (advisor) ; Richter, Martin (referee)
1 Abstract This diploma thesis is focused on "Constitutional limits of criminal proceedings" as the essential cornerstones of criminal process. The main point of this topic is the right to a fair trial. The institutional guarantee of its preservation and enforcement is held by the European Court of Human Rights and its jurisprudence. The thesis is devided into three main chapters, which contains more subvisions. The first part is dedicated to the basic characteristics of constitutional limits of criminal proceedings, especially from the point of view their sources and institutional background. The second section deals with the partial aspects of the right to a fair trial. This section is the most comprehensive because of subsumption of the particular components falling under the concept of a fair trial. The third chapter concerns the perspectives of constitutional limits of criminal proceedings in particular from the perspective of criminal procedural law recodification in the Czech Republic. In accordance to an eventual form of the new Criminal Procedure Act. The primary aim of this thesis is consisting in submission and exploration of detailed schema of the right to a fair trial with regard to the mutual coherences between its individual elements. There is also a reflection of selected peculiarities and...
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The influence of the real rape stereotype on decision-making practice in acquaintance rape cases
Šimkovská, Nella ; Heranová, Simona (advisor) ; Mulák, Jiří (referee)
1 Abstract The influence of the real rape stereotype on decision-making practice in acquaintance rape cases Although the crime of rape is a very serious interference with dignity and subsequent decisions in future intimate life, there are many myths related to this issue among the lay public and in decision-making practice, which are reflected in discussions about this issue. The diploma thesis deals with the question of myths about so-called "real" rape and their influence on decision-making practice regarding acquaintance rape. Acquaintance rapes are not only and exclusively between two steady partners. These are rapes where the victim and the perpetrator have known each other for more than 24 hours - this includes family, friendship, collegial relationships and other acquaintances. Using the method of content qualitative analysis, a total of 337 valid court decisions of regional and district courts were collected on the basis of the Act on Free Access to Information. The work first defines the concept of myths about "real" rape, including the definition of its sub- parts, which will be processed within the work. Subsequently, the thesis analyzes five myths related to the central issue: a) Rape perpetrators are mostly strangers in relation to the victims; b) Rape perpetrators suffer from paraphilia; c)...
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The principle of subsidiarity of criminal repression
Bauerová, Kristýna ; Mulák, Jiří (advisor) ; Richter, Martin (referee)
The subject of this master's thesis is the principle of subsidiarity of criminal repression, which is one of the most important principles of substantive criminal law. According to this principle, the means of criminal law can only be applied to cases that reach the required level of social harm, and at the same time, in these cases, the application of liability under another legal enactment is sufficient. The thesis is divided into three chapters, which are subdivided into subsections. In the first chapter, the basic principles of substantive criminal law and their possible relationship to the principle of subsidiarity of criminal repression are discussed in more detail. This part is followed by a definition of the concept of subsidiarity of criminal repression. The concept of ultima ratio is inextricably linked to the principle of subsidiarity of criminal repression. For this reason, a separate subsection is devoted to their mutual relationship within the first chapter of the thesis. As part of the thesis, attention is also paid to the relationship between criminal liability and liability under private and administrative law. The provision of the Criminal Code containing the principle of subsidiarity of criminal repression raises questions about its significance for the application of criminal...
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Adversarial principle in Czech criminal procedure
Staněk, Jakub ; Mulák, Jiří (advisor) ; Beranová, Andrea (referee)
Adversarial principle in Czech criminal procedure Abstract Although the principle of adversarial proceedings is not explicitly enshrined in Section 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code, it is one of the fundamental principles of criminal proceedings, as it provides the accused with the opportunity to actively participate in the ongoing criminal proceedings and, through the presentation of his version of the "truth", to influence the court's decision on his guilt and possible punishment. Based on this premise, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights considers it to be an integral part of the right to a fair trial and, in defining it, emphasises both the right to be informed of all the opinions and evidence discussed in the proceedings and the right to comment on them. However, alongside this subjective conception of adversarial principle, there is a more objective approach, which focuses on adversarial principle as a dispute of opinions of the parties to the criminal proceedings, constituting the very essence of the judicial process and providing the court with an effective means of finding the "truth". The subject of this thesis is therefore an analysis of the various conceptions and functions of the adversarial principle and a critical assessment of the scope and limits of its application at the...
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Appeal
Houdková, Martina ; Mulák, Jiří (advisor) ; Richter, Martin (referee)
Appeal Abstract This Master's thesis introduces the Czech legal regulation of the institute of appeal in criminal proceedings. First of all, it focuses on the subjective and objective conditions of appeal and analyses the course of proceedings before the court of appeal. The main aim of this work is to present the concept of the current legal regulation and thus provide the reader a basic and comprehensive concept of this remedy. This thesis offers a view of the individual points of the current regulation of the institution of appeal through the eyes of experts in the field of criminal law and at the same time presents my own views. The thesis also briefly discusses and evaluates the forthcoming changes to the appeal procedure that are contemplated by the government's draft to recodify the Code of Criminal Procedure, which was presented to the public in the autumn of 2022. Chapter one is a brief excursus into the system and nature of legal remedies, which provides an important introduction to the subject of appeal and an understanding of the institution itself. This is followed by a chapter dealing with the basic and specific principles that substantially affect the appeal process that is built upon them. Knowledge of the various principles and their application in the appeal process is essential for...
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