Montenegro

Criminal Code of the Republic of Montenegro

GENERAL PART

TITLE THREE
PUNISHMENT

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

Purpose of punishment

Article 32
Within the general purpose of criminal sanctions (Art.4, para. 2), the purpose of a punishment shall be to :

1) prevent a perpetrator from commission of criminal offences and influence him not to commit criminal offences in the future ;
2) Influence others not to commit criminal offences ;
3) express social condemnation of the criminal offence and emphasize that everyone has a duty to abide by law ;
4) strengthen morality and promote social responsibility.

Keywords

Sentencing - national proceedings
Determination of sentence - national proceedings



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