CRIMINAL LAW

This book offers a presentation and interpretation of the various concepts and institutions of the General Part of Criminal Law. Following an analysis of the principle of legality (“nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege”) – indeed a fundamental one in Criminal Law – and an explanation of the occurrence and operation of the criminal phenomenon and the constitutive elements thereof (legally protected right, crime, penalty) the author underlines the purpose sought by Criminal Law and the particularities of the latter with respect to other fields of law. Furthermore, the author presents the system of penalties of the Greek Criminal Law and its specific rules and offers a brief overview of the objectives of regulating and implementing the relevant penalties and security measures, focusing especially on the treatment of juvenile off enders under the criminal justice system. Finally, the elements of a crime are analyzed, as established under Article 14 of the Greek Penal Code (an act which is unlawful, imputable to the off ender, punishable under the law). This edition concludes with the analysis of special forms of crime, i.e. attempt, conspiracy and accumulation of offenses.