MARIJA'S LAW: TEN YEARS LATER – (NON) APPLICATION OF THE LAW AND FUTURE SOLUTIONS
Keywords:
criminal protection of minors; sexual offenses; Marija’s Law;Abstract
The subject of this paper is the Law on Special Measures for the Prevention of Criminal Offenses Against Sexual Freedom against Minors, which came into force in April 2013, known to the public as "Marija’s Law", which prescribes a whole series of special rules of criminal and procedural law, which deviate from the general rules, which is justified by the fact that the victims of the acts covered by the provisions of this Law are children and minors. The paper presents and analyzes the Marija’s Law provisions, especially special measures prescribed by the legislator for the perpetrators of the acts covered by the Law, but also to the conditions for their imposition and their duration. Paper also tries to provide suggestions on what de lege ferenda should be done for better and more effective protection of minors.
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