Kategorie: Penal Law

Amendment of criminal regulations: shift to the model of confessions, negotiating the type and amount of punishment and emphasis on property punishment of perpetrators

On 1 October 2020, Act No. 333/2020 Sb., Amending Act No. 40/2009 Sb., The Criminal Code, as amended, Act No. 141/1961 Sb., On Criminal Procedure (Criminal Procedure Code), as amended, and some other laws entered into force. This is a relatively significant amendment, the main goal of which, as declared by the legislator, is to …

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