House arrest

The presented thesis deals with the alternative punishment of house arrest, which became the part of the system of criminal sanctions when the new Penal Code came into force on 1st January 2010. The purpose of this thesis is to summarize current valid and effective legislation of this institute, to describe its weaknesses, to evaluate the current judicial experience in imposing the punishment of house arrest and to suggest possible improvements of the current legislation considering the final conclusions. The introductory part of this thesis is divided into two chapters focusing on approaching the basic and the most important terms, especially the term of punishment and its purpose, alternative punishment, restorative justice and its principles. Related subjects such as criminal theory, the principles of sentencing and criminal system are explained to put the issue in a broader context and to clarify them. The first part of this thesis is concluded with the interpretations of the development of alternative punishment in our legislation and the foundations of the new codification of substantive criminal law. The second part of this thesis is focused in detail on the issue of the legislation of the punishment of house arrest. It is divided into four chapters, whose goal is a detailed analysis of..