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Alternatives to unconditional sentence of imprisonment
Košárková, Barbora ; Šelleng, Dalibor (advisor) ; Hořák, Jaromír (referee)
Alternatives to unconditional sentence of imprisonment This thesis examines selected alternative punishments to imprisonment. In particular, it focuses on home arrest (including electronic monitoring), community service and fines, in the context of the Czech and Dutch legislation. The first chapter describes the concept and purpose of punishment, while the first subchapter introduces the different concepts of punishment and the second subchapter presents the different theories of punishment, the purpose of punishment and its use in the legal system of the Czech Republic. The next three chapters are devoted to restorative justice, probation and mediation and finally to the concept of alternative punishment in general. Chapter five focuses on the regulation of alternative sentencing in the Czech Republic. It is divided into six subchapters, where, after a general introduction and introduction of an important amendment to the Criminal Code. The following three subchapters cover the punishment of house arrest, community service and fine. These subchapters are then divided into the historical development of the punishment in question, its characteristics and definition, the imposition of the punishment in question and the imposition of adequate duties and restrictions, the conversion of the punishment...
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Imposing Punishments in Czech and Polish Legislations
Pustówka, Urszula ; Vokoun, Rudolf (referee)
Imposing Punishments in Czech and Polish Legislations Abstract The comparison of the legal systems of individual states is an important source of inspiration for the further development of legislation. In my work I compare the legal regulation of punishments in the Czech Republic and in Poland, namely those of them which both Czech and Polish legal systems refer to as punishments. These are Czech fines, community service, imprisonment, and an exceptional sentence together with their Polish equivalents. The aim of the thesis is to find inspiration and stimuli for de lege ferenda considerations for further development of Czech criminal law by comparing Czech and Polish regulation of punishments, as well as the types of punishments most often imposed by courts in both countries. In the first part of the work I deal with the systems of criminal sanctions in both states in order to introduce the context for the subsequently analysed punishments. Furthermore, each part is devoted to one type of punishment and a comparison of its regulation in the Czech Republic and Poland. The second part is devoted to the Czech fine and the Polish sentence of grzywna, the third part to the Czech community service and the Polish sentence of imprisonment, the fourth part is related to the regulation of imprisonment, and the fifth...
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Alternatives to unconditional sentence of imprisonment
Lukáš, Marek ; Šelleng, Dalibor (advisor) ; Mulák, Jiří (referee)
The subject of this master's thesis is a description of the current legislation and application practice of selected punishments that represent the main alternatives to the imposition of unconditional prison sentences. These punishments are house arrest, community service, financial penalty, suspended sentence of imprisonment and suspended sentence of imprisonment with supervision. Since each of the abovementioned punishments could be the subject of a separate master thesis, this thesis does not aim to describe the subject matter in detail, but rather to present the individual institutes in their mutual context, to compare their characteristic features, purpose, conditions, specifics of their execution, as well as their use in judicial practice. The thesis consists of eight chapters, three of which are of a general nature, four deal with individual penalties and the last one is devoted to de lege ferenda proposals. The first chapter defines the very concept of criminal punishment and its purpose. A substantial part of the chapter is devoted to the historical development of penology theories regarding the purpose of the criminal punishment, with special focus on the transition from a retributive and punitive view of punishment to the concept of restorative justice. The second chapter focuses on the...
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Property penalties in czech criminal law
Jurečková, Eva ; Vanduchová, Marie (advisor) ; Jelínek, Jiří (referee)
The diploma thesis examines the property penalties in the Czech legislation and in terms of their legal provisions, but also the application of the practice. Its aim is to criminal penalties, which the perpetrators bring harm to their property interests, define, describe the conditions for their storage and performance and also to characterize development in their store, and even in terms of statistical data. Finally, the author aims to point out the options, which would in practice have brought a higher level of use of the property penalties. In the work are also included selected aspects of property records abroad with the intention to draw inspiration, where there are these kinds of punishments the normal alternative to unconditional imprisonment. The work deals with the definition of punishment, its purpose, the position in the system of penalties, followed by a chapter on the historical punishment of offenders. The largest part of the work consists of an analysis of individual securities sentencing - confiscation of proparty, financial penalty, forfeiture of things - and the protective measures - detainer. For each of these institutes are described the conditions for their storage and performance. The following are the chapter on property sanctions for legal persons, the measures relating to...
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The proportionality of punishment with regard to the wealth of the offender
Drápal, Jakub ; Kühn, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Tryzna, Jan (referee)
The proportionality of punishment with regard to the wealth of an offender Master's Thesis Jakub Drápal Summary This thesis's main question is whether or not pecuniary punishments should be proportionate to the wealth of an offender. In the beginning the philosophical aspects and opinions of Law and Economics are examined. Jurisprudence of Czech Constitutional Court is discussed as administrative and penal law with their respective jurisdictions, Supreme Court, Supreme Administrative Court and Constitutional Court. Private and supranational law is also considered. The practical part of the thesis is composed of an analysis of the way how are pecuniary punishments in the form of day fines set at two Czech courts. The outcome is that the concept of day fines is not applied in the Czech Republic and is not accepted by the judges. Even though richer offenders get higher sentences than the poorer ones, in proportion to the punishment the richer receive much lesser sentence. To sum-up the findings, it is not possible today to give a unequivocal answer to the key question, whether pecuniary punishment should be proportionate to the wealth of an offender. It is possible in several areas of law, as it is possible to often choose, whether or not it is effective. General and abstract question however has to be left...
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Alternative Punishments
Hrbková, Miluše ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Vanduchová, Marie (referee)
My thesis is called The Alternative Punishments in czech criminal law. I have chosen this topic as using alternative forms of sanctions alongside with traditional punishments is a product of the last decades in our legal order and remains very actual question untill now. The crime rate is constantly rating therefor it is necessary to react on it adequally with providing a wide range of sanctions. As one of the governing principles in czech criminal law is a principle of humanity the alternative punishments take a pricipal place in our legal order. The main purpose of my thesis is to analyse and clarify the particular forms of alternative punishments. Those sanctions bring a lot of advantages for convicted in contrary to other traditional punishments as they are not issolated from society and have a chance to re-educate themselves. The alternative punishments are useful and cheaper than short-term confinement. This thesis focuses on the analysis of the actual legislation, assesses changes brought by the new criminal code and defines proposals which would imporove the legislation in future. The thesis is composed of eight chapters. First chapter is subdivided into three parts. The first part deals with the term and purpose of the punishment, the second analysis theory of punishment and the third one discusses...
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Imposing Punishments in Czech and Polish Legislations
Pustówka, Urszula ; Hořák, Jaromír (advisor) ; Pelc, Vladimír (referee)
Imposing Punishments in Czech and Polish Legislations Abstract The comparison of the legal systems of individual states is an important source of inspiration for the further development of legislation. In my work I compare the legal regulation of punishments in the Czech Republic and in Poland, namely those of them which both Czech and Polish legal systems refer to as punishments. These are Czech fines, community service, imprisonment, and an exceptional sentence together with their Polish equivalents. The aim of the thesis is to find inspiration and stimuli for de lege ferenda considerations for further development of Czech criminal law by comparing Czech and Polish regulation of punishments, as well as the types of punishments most often imposed by courts in both countries. In the first part of the work I deal with the systems of criminal sanctions in both states in order to introduce the context for the subsequently analysed punishments. Furthermore, each part is devoted to one type of punishment and a comparison of its regulation in the Czech Republic and Poland. The second part is devoted to the Czech fine and the Polish sentence of grzywna, the third part to the Czech community service and the Polish sentence of imprisonment, the fourth part is related to the regulation of imprisonment, and the fifth...
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Current issues on imposing a pecuniary punishment and its performance
Hlavatá, Michaela ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Heranová, Simona (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the issue of a pecuniary punishment with a focus on the latest amendment in this area made by the Act No. 333/2020 Coll. The aim of this diploma thesis is to provide an analysis of the current legislation of pecuniary punishment, including an analysis of the causes of the low number of pecuniary punishments imposed. For the evaluation of the legislation the author used academic literature, case law and statistical data, while these sources showed that there is still room for improvement of the effective legal regulation. To understand the broader context, the reader will find in the first part general introduction to the issue of a pecuniary punishment. In this part the diploma thesis also deals with the advantages and disadvantages of a pecuniary punishment and analyses practice. The following second part focuses on regulation of pecuniary punishment in the substantial law. It describes the legal requirements for the imposition of a pecuniary punishment, deals with the drawbacks of the daily-fine system and also defines the range of crimes punishable by a pecuniary punishment. The third part deals with the procedural regulation of a pecuniary punishment. In particular, it focuses on the role of the public prosecutor in imposing a pecuniary punishment, draws attention...
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Sentencing in criminal procedure
Vacík, Kamil ; Gřivna, Tomáš (advisor) ; Bohuslav, Lukáš (referee)
Sentencing in practice Abstract This rigorosum thesis is dedicated to principles applied during imposing a sentence on natural persons charged with a criminal offense. It focuses on the area of judicial discretion within legal limits for imposing particular sentences. It examines the purpose of sentences, especially with regard to its preventive (educational) as well as repressive function in relation to the offender. The thesis deals with the factors that a judge should take into account when considering the type of sentence and penalty with respect to both the preventive and repressive purpose of the sentence. The purposes are expanded on in the parts concerning imprisonment, financial penalty and expulsion. The thesis consists of eight chapters. The first one provides a general introduction to the principles of imposing sentences and the system of sentences, including the issue of a sentence purpose. In the second chapter, the author examines the application of principles of imposing sentences in relation to one offender. In this part, the author concentrates on cumulative sentences, in particular alternative ones, i.e. those with a predominantly educational function. Likewise, the author considers the effect of this type of sentences on correcting the behaviour of the offender who commits criminal...
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A pecuniary punishment - its advantages, drawbacks and application
Šeba, Jan ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Šelleng, Dalibor (referee)
In the Western States, a pecuniary punishment represents a proven alternative to (un)conditional imprisonment. By joint effort of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office and the Supreme Court, the pecuniary punishment has become a trend over the last few years also in the Czech Republic. Why should criminal justice bodies strive for more frequent imposition of the pecuniary punishment? In which cases is the pecuniary punishment an appropriate criminal sanction? And how is, or rather should be, the pecuniary punishment imposed and enforced? The submitted master's thesis draws attention to the obstacles of effective legal regulation and its inconsistent application. It deals with substantive and procedural aspects of the matter, relevant case law and statistical data. Conscious of the limits of comparisons in criminal law, the author also takes into account the law of Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. The first part of the thesis deals with the pecuniary punishment in general. The diploma candidate describes its purpose, position in the system of criminal sanctions and basic characteristics. A closer look is taken at the new way to satisfy the injured person, which was introduced on 1 January 2018 by Act No. 59/2017 Sb., on the use of financial resources from proprietary criminal sanctions imposed...
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