TFL Vsebine / Zbornik znanstvenih razprav

Pogajanja o sankcijah v kontinentalne kazenske postopke vnašajo veliko sprememb, ta razprava se loteva predvsem tistih, ki se navezujejo na vprašanja kaznovanja. V tej luči sta obdelani dve temeljni dilemi. Na prvem mestu je vprašanje, kako, če sploh, je mogoče pogajanja o sankcijah uskladiti z enim temeljnih načel v zvezi s kaznovanjem – z načelom individualizacije kazenskih sankcij. Na drugem mestu pa se postavlja širše vprašanje spremenjene vloge tožilstva pri kaznovanju in vzpostavljanju kaznovalne politike, ki je prav zaradi pogajanj o sankcijah bistveno povečana in delno prehaja iz rok sodne veje oblasti v roke tožilstva.

Plea bargaining is an alien in continental criminal procedures and brings about plenty of important issues. The discussion in this article revolves around such issues as they relate to the questions of punishment and sentencing. Two main notions are dealt with in this respect: First, I examine the relationship between plea bargaining and one of the cornerstone principles of punishment in continental systems – the individualisation of punishment. Secondly, the wider question regarding the changing role of the prosecution is addressed, mainly from the viewpoint of shifting responsibility and authority with regard to sentencing from the judiciary to the prosecution.