Sentencing Elsewhere: Structuring Sentencing Discretion in Post-communist Europe

Former socialist European countries (FSECs) have largely been overlooked in the scholarly debate on sentencing disparities and structuring sentencing discretion. The article addresses this gap by analysing the specific sentencing characteristics in FSECs, which differ from those in their Western cou...

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Authors: Drápal, Jakub 1990- (Author) ; Plesničar, Mojca M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: European journal on criminal policy and research
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 251-270
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Continental
Discretion
Guidance
Post-communist
Sentencing

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