Seizing things in criminal proceedings

in English The aim of this work is to describe the situation and problems of the institutes of law that concern seizure of objects and assets in general in the valid penal law regulations in the Czech Republic. It deals with both theoretical and practical aspects of this legal issue and even gives a description of its historical development. Thus, the whole work focuses on the analysis of applicability of the individual procedural institutes while seizing specific objects. It compares the civil law regulations in which the terms objects, liabilities and other components of assets of persons are defined, with the penal law regulations, which do not always respect the civil law. The author comments on the individual ways of seizure and on the necessity to differentiate between the reasons for the seizure because application of these procedural institutes is always connected with subsequent implementation of the seizure so that the purpose of the criminal proceedings is fulfilled. Objects are seized due to various reasons; seized objects serve as evidence, there is the reparative function of the seized items, which means their return to the injured party, as well as deprivation of the proceeds of criminal activity. The text of the work is divided into several chapters in which the author comments on..