KRIVIČNOPRAVNA ZAŠTITA OD NASILNIČKOG PONAŠANJA NA SPORTSKIM PRIREDBAMA
CRIMINAL LAW PROTECTION OF VIOLENCE AT SPORTS EVENTS

Author(s): Mladen M. Milošević, Bojana Savović, Milena Božović
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Sports Studies
Published by: Institut za uporedno pravo
Keywords: Violence at sport events; Criminal law provisions; different legal interpretations
Summary/Abstract: The frequency and consequences of violence at sport events in Serbia produces serious public concerns. Concrete manifestations of this socially dangerous phenomenon, especially its alleged links with organized crime, has led the subjects of Criminal policy to introduce criminal sanctions, because liability under other branches of law showed not to be sufficient. Perpetrators of violent acts at stadiums and other sport objects as well as responsible persons and officials who failed to prescribe and implement safety and security preventive measures, can now be prosecuted under provisions of Criminal and Misdemeanor Law. The authors present and analyze Serbian Criminal legislation in this area. Also, they consider court practice and its problems and dilemmas in practical implementation of legal provisions. The paper provides commentary of key legal provisions and the analyses of different interpretations and their legal consequences. In the concluding remarks, the authors present legal-dogmatic and criminal-policy dilemmas and examine the theoretical basis of various interpretations created in the process of applying the law.

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