The Concept of Criminal Penalty Policy and the Resulting Criminal Law Amendments

Abstract

The article deals with the issue of the current changes in the Criminal law of our country, which in accordance to the criminal penalty policy concept are to be introduced both in the General and the Special part provisions, essentially affecting the assumptions following from the criminal law doctrine and practice about separate criminal law institutions, as well as determination of punishment for committing a criminal offence. The author of the article will express her evaluation about compliance of some of the planned amendments to the conclusions made in theory and to the practical needs.