Current issues of position of the injured party and compensation for damages in criminal proceedings

1 Abstract This thesis deals with the very current problem theme of the status of the injured party and a victim in criminal proceedings and compensation for damages, non-material damage and a release of an unjust enrichment in criminal proceedings. Work serves a legal definition of the injured party and a crime victim and deals with their status in criminal proceedings. As to the injured party, the thesis focuses on a definition and a position of the injured party as well as issues related to an adhesion proceedings in which the court decides about a claim of the injured party to damages, non-material damage and unjust enrichment. The focus of the issues relating to crime victims is their status and rights granted to them in the light of the recently adopted law amendment of victims of crime and international arrangements. The entire work arises all sorts of questions about the accuracy and effectiveness of the legislation which provides a reflection of the current state and at the same time proposals de lege ferenda. My thesis is systematically divided into four main parts. In the introductory part of this work is for a better orientation and understanding of the context described the historical evolution of the position of an injured party, by law of the injured party before 1950 to the time of the..