CRIMINAL OFFENCES OF GIVING AND RECEIVING BRIBES

Korupcija, kočnica suvremenog razvoja i demokratskog društva kaznenopravni je termin, ali i osjetljivo socijalno pitanje. Njena rasprostranjenost i destruktivnost imaju veliki učinak na današnji svijet i formiranje svijesti građana, stoga je potrebna edukacija o istoj. Cilj ovoga rada je proučiti i definirati teorijske odrednice pojma korupcije, s posebnim naglaskom na članke 293. i 294. Kaznenog zakona Republike Hrvatske o primanju i davanju mita; iz analize podataka prikupljenih od Državnog zavoda za statistiku saznati koja koruptivna kaznena djela su najzastupljenija u Republici Hrvatskoj, te prikazati relevantnu sudsku praksu. Poseban prostor posvetiti će se antikorupcijskim strategijama.Corruption, a burden to modern development and a democratic society, is a criminal law term but also a sensitive social issue. It’s wide spread and destructiveness have a great effect on today’s world and the formation of citizen consciousness, so the education about it is required. The aim of this work is to study and define the theoretical determinants of the concept of corruption, with special emphasis on articles 293 and 294 of the positive Criminal law of the Republic of Croatia on receiving and giving bribes, from the analysis of data collected from the State Bureau of Statistics to find out which corrupt criminal offenses are the most prevalent in the Republic of Croatia and to present the relevant case law. We will dedicate a special space to anti-corruption strategies