Serbia

Criminal Code

GENERAL PART

Chapter Four
PENALTIES

1. Purpose of Punishment, Types of Punishment and Requirements for Imposition thereof

Purpose of Punishment
Article 42

Within the framework of the general purpose of criminal sanctions (Article 4, paragraph 2), the purpose of punishment is :

1) to prevent an offender from committing criminal offences and deter them from future commission of criminal offences ;
2) to deter others from commission of criminal offences ;
3) to express social condemnation of the criminal offence, enhance moral strength and reinforce the obligation to respect the law.

Keywords

Sentencing - national proceedings
Determination of sentence - national proceedings



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