THE ADOPTION OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IDEAS AS AN EXEMPLE FOR CURSORY AFFAIRS IN THE LEGAL SOCIOLOGY (CASE OF SERBIA) Cover Image

РЕЦЕПЦИJА „РЕСТОРАТИВНЕ ПРАВДЕ“ КАО ПРИМЕР НЕКРИТИЧКОГ ДИСКУРСА У ПРАВНОЈ СОЦИОЛОГИЈИ: СЛУЧАЈ СРБИЈЕ
THE ADOPTION OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IDEAS AS AN EXEMPLE FOR CURSORY AFFAIRS IN THE LEGAL SOCIOLOGY (CASE OF SERBIA)

Author(s): Luka Breneselović
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Evaluation research, Penology, Penal Policy, Sociology of Law
Published by: Српско социолошко друштво
Keywords: Restorative Justice; Criminal Policy; Criminal Law; Sociology of Law;

Summary/Abstract: The modern agenda of restorative justice has arisen as a critique against the retributive criminal justice. The restorative-justice-movement offers valuable ideas, which can be adopted, rethought and incorporated in any self-aware criminal justice system. Therefore, the fact that there is a raising awareness in many countries for different victim rights and restorative programmes does not by necessity mean that all claims of the restorative-justice-movement are to be accepted and baptised in the near or far future. However, the case of Serbia shows that for some countries the restorative-justice-movement may represent a serious danger: very modern and advanced institutions of criminal justice may be disregarded, while misinterpreted as a barrier to introduction and existence of restorative justice. The purpose of punishment in Serbian criminal law has traditionally been the crime prevention.

  • Issue Year: 45/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 45-66
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Serbian