CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION ON THE CRIMINALIZATION OF STALKING Cover Image

ПРИЛОГ РАСПРАВИ О КРИМИНАЛИЗАЦИЈИ ПРОГАЊАЊА
CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION ON THE CRIMINALIZATION OF STALKING

Author(s): Dušica Miladinović-Stefanović
Subject(s): Criminal Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Нишу
Keywords: Serbian criminal legislation; stalking; endangering safety

Summary/Abstract: The serious and complex nature of stalking, as a social phenomenon, is reflected in diverse forms of this illicit act, the severity of consequences caused by its commission, and the likelihood of being turned into violence. Whereas it may be observed from different perspectives, in this paper stalking is examined from the aspect of substantive criminal law. In the first part of this article, the author provides an overview of legal provisions on the crime of stalking as envisaged in selected European legislations. In the second part of the paper, the author re-examines the capacity of the existing Serbian criminal legislation to respond to this problem, especially through the envisaged criminal offence of endangering safety of another. In conclusion, the author discusses the inadequacy of the existing legislation and the need for further legislative intervention in this area.

  • Issue Year: LV/2016
  • Issue No: 72
  • Page Range: 143-162
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Serbian