Slovakia

Criminal Code

PART ONE
GENERAL PART

CHAPTER TWO
SANCTIONS

Title Three
Imposition and Execution of Individual Sentences

Section 47
Life Imprisonment

(1) The court may impose a life imprisonment sentence only in respect of a specific criminal offence set out in the Special Section of this Act. The court may impose a life imprisonment sentence only provided that

a) the imposition of this type of punishment is necessary to ensure an effective protection of the society, and
b) the offender may not be expected to become rehabilitated by means of a term of imprisonment of less than twenty-five years.

(2) When sentencing an offender for a completed criminal offence of first degree murder pursuant to Section 144, murder pursuant to Section 145, bodily harm pursuant to Section 155, illicit manufacturing, possession of and trafficking in narcotics, drugs, poisons and precursors pursuant to Section 172 par. 2, 3 or 4, trafficking in human beings pursuant to Section 179, stealing and trading of children pursuant to Section 180 par. 2 or 3 or pursuant to Section 181, taking a hostage pursuant to Section 185, abduction to a foreign country pursuant to Section 187, robbery pursuant to Section 188, extortion pursuant to Section 189 par. 2, 3 or 4, duress pursuant to Section 190 or section 191 par. 2, 3 or 4, rape pursuant to Section 199, sexual violence pursuant to Section 200, sexual abuse pursuant to Section 201 par. 2 or 3, battering a close person and a person entrusted to one's care pursuant to Section 208, endangering the public safety pursuant to Section 284, endangering the safety of an aircraft or a vessel pursuant to Section 291, hijacking an aircraft to a foreign country pursuant to Section 293, establishing, masterminding and supporting a criminal group pursuant to Section 296, establishing, masterminding and supporting a terrorist group pursuant to Section 297, terror pursuant to Section 313 or 314, forcible crossing the state border pursuant to Section 354 par. 2. 3 or 4, facilitating an illegal border crossing pursuant to Section 355 par. 3, 4 or 5, manufacturing of child pornography pursuant to Section 368, genocide pursuant to Section 418, terrorism and some forms of participation on terrorism pursuant to Section 419, or acts against humanity pursuant to Section 425, although he was two times imposed an unconditional sentence of imprisonment for such criminal offences, the court shall impose life imprisonment, if the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 are met, otherwise it shall impose him an imprisonment for 25 years if circumstances of considerable regard do not prevent such sentence. However, the court is not allowed to impose such offender the imprisonment less than 20 years.

Keywords

National penalties - life imprisonment
National penalties - national proceedings



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