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Youth Criminal Responsibility - Comparison of Regulations in the Czech Republic and in England and Wales
Němcová, Jana ; Vanduchová, Marie (referee) ; Hořák, Jaromír (referee)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to introduce and compare the rules and regulations of criminal responsibility and ways of punishing of youth offenders in the Czech Republic and in England and Wales. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part deals with rules and regulations in the Czech Republic, the second part deals with rules and regulations in England and Wales, and the third part compares the rules and regulations in both jurisdictions mentioned. The third part also includes de lege ferenda considerations about the possible usage of findings from the English jurisdiction in the Czech legal system. The first part of this thesis systematically describes relevant provisions of Act No. 218/2003 Sb., the Juvenile Justice Act (ZSVM). This act is partly based on a welfare model, when it accents protection of a youth against outer risk factors, and it is partly based on a justice model, when it imposes an obligation on a youth to take responsibility for his/her unlawful actions. Besides, it acknowledges the principles of restorative justice - it stresses the obligation of a youth to redress the harm he/she has caused, to satisfy the needs of his/her victim and to reintegrate back into society. ZSVM differentiates between three types of sanctions - educational, protective and criminal. The minimal...
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