The institute of pardon in our legislation

Abstract

Pardon as a very significant institute of criminal law and crime policy presents one of the grounds on which the right of a state to punish a perpetrator of a criminal offence is abolished. However, it negates the right of the state without bringing into question the existence of the criminal offence. The criminal act in itself exists but without the sanction that was supposed to have been imposed. The institute of pardon has been introduced in the interest of the public, the society as a whole, and not in the interest of the offender, as it may appear at first sight. Due to its enormous significance in establishing sanctions policy, pardon as a general grounds for abandoning criminal sanctions calls for much attention both from theoretical and practical aspects.

Pomilovanje kao veoma značajan krivično pravni i kriminalno politički institut je jedan od osnova kojim se gasi pravo države na kažnjavanje učinioca krivičnog dela. Time se u stvari gasi samo pravo države, ali se ne dira u postojanje izvršenog krivičnog dela. Delo kao takvo postoji, ali bez kazne koja je trebalo da bude izrečena odnosno izvršena. Ono je i ustanovljeno upravo u javnom interesu, u interesu društva kao celine, a ne u interesu učinioca krivičnog dela kako bi to na prvi pogled izgledalo. Zbog svog ogromnog značaja za utvrđivanje kaznene politike, pomilovanje kao opšti osnov gašenja krivične sankcije, pobuđuje veliku pažnju i teorije i prakse.