AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONCEPT OF PARDON IN THE SERBIAN CRIMINAL LEGISLATION
AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONCEPT OF PARDON IN THE SERBIAN CRIMINAL LEGISLATION

Summary/Abstract: Pardon is a criminal law institute of a long-standing tradition and profuse historical development which may be traced back to the earliest sources of Serbian law. The earliest Serbian legislation on pardoning dates back to the Middle Ages which bear witness to some of the most significant legal documents of the time, including not only the renowned Tzar Dushan's Code but also the most reputable Byzantine Code of 1335 called the Syntagma, which was translated and adapted by priest Matija Vlastar. The permanent historical development of this institute yields the question whether the ancient origin and the ongoing presence of this institute in the national legal system have ultimately generated good legal solutions or there are, nonetheless, some drawbacks calling for a further improvement and development of a more appropriate and logical concept of pardon..

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