Criminal Trial

This Thesis is focused on the criminal trial, which is the most important part of the criminal proceeding. The purpose of the criminal proceeding, which is to investigate the perpetrator of the crime and his just punishment, is fulfilled during the criminal trial. The object of this Thesis is to present the process of the criminal trial and to particularly elaborate about the legal regulation of those juridical institutes, which may appear problematic or not fully clear. The aim is also to present the critical view on some juridical institutes contained in the legislation or to those which cause difficulties in practice together with the outline of their future regulation or de lege ferenda view or how the foreign regulation deals with them. This Thesis consists of five chapters which are subdivided into subchapters where it is necessary. The first chapter follows the purpose, object and legislation of the criminal trial together with introduction to the forthcoming recodification of the criminal procedure law, which should follow the recent recodification of the criminal substantive law. The second chapter deals with the basic principles of the criminal proceeding which apply to the criminal trial. The aim of the third chapter is to outline the process before the criminal trial itself, while..