Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.54070/hljk.28.2.9
The Sixth Amendment to the Criminal Code: the Introduction of Virtual Currencies and “Revenge Pornograpgy” and Additional Protection of the Relationship of Trust and Vulnerable Persons
Sunčana Roksandić
; Pravni fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
This paper sets out the amendments to the Criminal Code, made through the Sixth Amendment to the Criminal Code of July 2021. As this amendment introduces the notion of virtual currencies in the Criminal Code for the first time, as well as the criminal offence of misuse of sexually explicit footage, and additionally protects the relationship of trust and vulnerable persons through changes in certain criminal offences, and the conditions for imposing security measures, a critical cross-section of the most important amendments is provided. In addition, the paper provides a systematisation of the amendments and offers an interpretation of certain terms with an emphasis on what the repressive apparatus must pay attention to in order to fulfil the purpose of these amendments.
Keywords
Sixth Amendment to the Criminal Code; transposition of the EU Directive; virtual currency; revenge porn; relationship of trust; non-implementation of the decision to protect the welfare of children and other vulnerable groups; imposition of certain security measures
Hrčak ID:
272803
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Publication date:
1.12.2021.
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