The Principle of Subsidiarity of Criminal Repression

The Principle of Subsidiarity of Criminal Repression Abstract This Master's Thesis deals with the principle of subsidiarity of criminal repression, one of the basic principles of substantive criminal law, which was first enacted in the Czech criminal law as lately as in the new 2009 Criminal Code. The principle of subsidiarity of criminal repression is expressed by the fact that the means of criminal law can be applied only in socially harmful cases where the application of criminal liability is not sufficient under another legal enactment. Simultaneously, this principle of subsidiarity of criminal repression expresses the nature of criminal law as a means of the ultima ratio, i.e. the ultimate solution. After the introduction of the functions and purpose of the criminal law itself in terms of historical development and present, an analysis of the valid legal regulation of the principle of the subsidiarity of criminal repression is presented. Adoption of the principle of the subsidiarity of criminal repression into the new Criminal Code has led to an unprecedented wide-ranging discussion of its importance in criminal law, especially its impact on the issues of the basis of criminal liability. The problems often mentioned in this discussion are in particular dealt with in the chapter on the concept of crime,..