COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE INSTITUTE OF PARDON IN THE CONTEMPORARY CRIMINAL LEGISLATION WITH THE SPECIAL REVIEW ON THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THIS INSTITUTE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Cover Image

KOMPARATIVNI PRIKAZ INSTITUTA POMILOVANJA U SAVREMENOM KRIVIČNOM ZAKONODAVSTVU SA POSEBNIM OSVRTOM NA PRAKTIČNU PRIMJENU OVOG INSTITUTA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI
COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE INSTITUTE OF PARDON IN THE CONTEMPORARY CRIMINAL LEGISLATION WITH THE SPECIAL REVIEW ON THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THIS INSTITUTE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Author(s): Edina Ćehajić
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Penology, Penal Policy
Published by: Pravni fakultet - Univerzitet u Zenici
Keywords: pardon; mercy; criminal law; punishment policy; case law;

Summary/Abstract: The institute of pardon as a powerful criminal and penitentiary institute, from its beginning until the modern era, has changed its forms, the way of its application and its authority, but it has always served the same purpose, which is the mercy and renunciation of the country from the punishment. The article abounds with historical data on the development of the institute itself, its manifestations, and its application in the modern era, comparatively in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, as well as in other European countries and the rest of the world. The peak of the article is a thoroughly research of the implementation of the institute of pardon in Bosnia and Herzegovina, both at the state level as well as at the entity level, which leads to surprising results, based on which the conclusion is drawn that the policy of pardoning in this country is, indeed, irrational and oversized.

  • Issue Year: 13/2020
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 69-83
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Bosnian