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Criminal proceedings against legal entities Abstract Criminal lability of legal entities and criminal proceedings against them are still relatively new concepts to the Czech law and their interpretation and application causes numerous issues. Questions and debates are caused both by the wording of the Act No. 418/2011 Coll., on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities and Proceedings Against Them, as well as the extent and manner of application of the general legislation, i.e., in the procedural matters the Act No. 141/1961 Coll., on the Criminal Proceedings (the Code of Criminal Procedure). The aim of this thesis is to analyze legislature regarding the procedural part of criminal proceedings against legal entities lex lata, assess the rationality and quality of solutions adapted, point out some of the interpretation issues and eventually propose possible solutions lex ferenda. The thesis is divided into two main parts - general part and specifics of criminal proceedings against legal entities (special part). In the first part, the author introduces basic legal and jurisprudential frame regarding the problematics of legal entities, criminal proceedings, and criminal proceedings against legal entities. In the second part, which is the merit of this work, he then focuses on specific institutes and procedures...

Criminal proceedings against legal entities Abstract Regarding the character of a legal entity as a fiction, criminal proceedings against legal entities differ in many ways in comparison with standard criminal proceedings against a natural person. The aim of this work is to analyze certain specific institutes, whose interpretation and application is problematic with respect to the interweaving of the procedural regulation contained in Act No. 418/2011 Coll. on penal liability of legal entities and proceedings against them, with the classic regulation contained in the Criminal Procedure Act. This thesis is divided into two main parts. The theoretical one, which serves as the introduction of the whole work, briefly discusses traditional topics related to the substance of penal liability of legal entities, i.e. reasons for its adoption, its concept, its sources and legislation, including their ongoing changes. The merit of the work is, however, its special part, which in six chapters deals with specific institutes and issues of criminal proceedings against legal entities. Gradually, in the special part of this thesis, the issue of the representation of a legal entity in proceedings is analyzed and individual subject that can perform acts on behalf of a legal entity in criminal proceedings are discussed....

Criminal Liability of Legal Entities in Health Care Abstract The submitted diploma thesis deals with the institute of criminal liability of legal entities in health care. The main objective of this thesis is to define all the requirements and essential elements of criminal responsibility of legal persons, especially healthcare providers. We also look into the most critical aspects of providing healthcare services in which a criminal offense may be committed. Concepts of criminal law are considered in the context of medical law. Thesis is divided into five main chapters. The first chapter focuses on conditions of criminal liability taking into account the specifics of the topic. Attention will also be paid to attributability of a crime to a legal person as well as to legal regulation in United Kingdom and France. In the second chapter we describe the most common circumstances excluding illegality in medicine. We particularly focus on medical intervention, research and experiment. These are not only accepted but also beneficial. The third chapter deals with the main concepts of medical law. If healthcare providers comply with related legal provisions, they significantly reduce the risk of committing an act against the law. Special emphasis is placed on lege artis procedure as an objective measurement of...

Criminal proceedings against law entities Summary The Act no. 418/2011 Coll., Act on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities and Proceedings Against Them came into force on 1st January 2012. Up until that point the legal entities could not have been prosecuted for crimes, because we had only personal liability in our country. The purpose of this diploma thesis is to research the procedural part of Act no. 418/2011 Coll., the criminal liability of legal entities and proceedings against them in more detailed way, especially discuss the specific differences in criminal procedure against legal entities, which differ from the general provisions in criminal procedure against natural persons. These specific differences contain provisions of provisional and protective measures, acts of legal entities, defense of legal entities and specific executions of punishments, which can be inflicted only to legal entities. This thesis mentions legal acts of international law, legal acts of European Union law and legal acts of national law. Moreover, the thesis contains references to articles and publications by notorious Czech criminal law experts, who research the problematics of the criminal responsibility of legal entities. This thesis includes some important judicial decisions, which were issued and are related to criminal...

This diploma thesis is focused on a comprehensive analysis of criminal proceedings against legal entities using Act No. 141/1961 Coll., On Criminal Procedure (Criminal Procedure Code) in combination with Act No. 418/2011 Coll., On Criminal Liability of Legal Entities and Proceedings against them. The adoption of Act No. 418/2011 Coll., On Criminal Liability of Legal Entities and Proceedings against them, introduced criminal liability of legal entities into the legal order of the Czech Republic since 1st January 2012 but the institute of criminal liability of legal entities is constantly evolving to respond to the needs of society. The diploma thesis is conceived from a procedural point of view with the current use of the substantive bases of the issue of criminal liability of legal entities. The thesis further explains important terms and outlines the development of criminal liability of legal entities in the Czech Republic. The aim of the thesis is to provide a comprehensive view of phases of criminal proceedings against legal entities and to evaluate selected problematic aspects of the legal regulation which are accordance with the interpretation of the professional public and with the developing jurisprudence of the domestic courts. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first three are...

1 Abstract Criminal proceedings against legal entities This diploma thesis focuses on procedural provisions of Act No. 418/2011 Coll., On Criminal Liability of Legal Entities and Proceedings against them, which has undergone many changes since the 1st January 2012 and is constantly evolving since the criminal liability of legal persons is in the legal order of the Czech Republic still a relatively novelty and therefore a current topic. The Act has been subject to criticism prior to its entry into force, which in some aspects is still up to date even today. Simultaneously with the development and changes of the law itself, the opinions of the professional public and professional literature are developing, which responds to these changes, but on some issues, it still awaits the relevant case law of higher courts. The work is divided into three parts. The first chapter deals with general issues of criminal liability of legal persons and their development in the Czech Republic. This part contains also a brief summary of the development of the Slovak regulation of the criminal liability of legal persons, which has been influenced and inspired by the Czech legislation, and it is interesting to see their mutual development in the future as well. In the second chapter, the diploma thesis deals with reasons of...

In comparison to physical persons, the defense of a legal entity during criminal proceedings is substantially hindered. The primary reason for these difficulties lies in the very nature of a legal person as a legal fiction. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of this topic. This thesis is systematically divided into six chapters. The first and the second chapter serve as a theoretical basis. The first chapter deals with the definition of the legal entity and the current regulation of legal entity in private law. This thesis mainly focuses on the analysis of the process aspects of the Act No. 418/2011 Coll., on criminal liability of legal persons and proceedings against them (hereinafter "ZTOPO"), entered into force on January 1, 2012 in the Czech Republic. At the same time, it is not possible to leave out the substantive aspects of criminal liability of legal entities. Therefore the second chapter deals with the legislation of the criminal liability according to ZTOPO. It deals mainly with the person who is the subject of criminal liability of legal persons, examines how to characterize the criminal liability according to ZTOPO, its structure and the scope of criminal liability. The third chapter introduces persons, who are authorized to act as a legal entity during criminal...