The Mitigation Of Criminal Repression Against Drug Users by the New Czech Penal Code

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Mitigation Of Criminal Repression Against Drug Users by the New Czech Penal Code

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The adoption of the new penal code no. 40/2009 Coll., which came into effect 1 January 2010, is undoubtedly one of the most significant events in the field of Czech criminal law in recent years. Among many other changes, it modified the regulation of drug offences. Although the new regulation is based on the previous one, it also contains some important differences. One of the lawmaker's declared objectives for the new legislation was the mitigation of criminal repression against drug users, particularly cannabis users. To achieve this aim, the new offence of unlawful cultivation of plants containing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances was introduced into the new penal code. The introduction of a more lenient punishment for possession of cannabis for personal use compared to other drugs was also motivated by this aim. This article is focused on the partial results of the research carried out by the Institute of Criminology and Social Prevention in Prague – ‘Detection and Prosecution of Drug Crime after the Adoption of the New Penal Code’. The author tries to assess the impact of the new legislation on the detection and prosecution of drug crime, with a special emphasis on the impact for drug users.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Mitigation Of Criminal Repression Against Drug Users by the New Czech Penal Code

Popis výsledku anglicky

The adoption of the new penal code no. 40/2009 Coll., which came into effect 1 January 2010, is undoubtedly one of the most significant events in the field of Czech criminal law in recent years. Among many other changes, it modified the regulation of drug offences. Although the new regulation is based on the previous one, it also contains some important differences. One of the lawmaker's declared objectives for the new legislation was the mitigation of criminal repression against drug users, particularly cannabis users. To achieve this aim, the new offence of unlawful cultivation of plants containing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances was introduced into the new penal code. The introduction of a more lenient punishment for possession of cannabis for personal use compared to other drugs was also motivated by this aim. This article is focused on the partial results of the research carried out by the Institute of Criminology and Social Prevention in Prague – ‘Detection and Prosecution of Drug Crime after the Adoption of the New Penal Code’. The author tries to assess the impact of the new legislation on the detection and prosecution of drug crime, with a special emphasis on the impact for drug users.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AG - Právní vědy

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

ARCHIWUM KRYMINOLOGII

ISSN

0066-6890

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

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Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

XXXVII

Stát vydavatele periodika

PL - Polská republika

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

51-70

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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