학술논문

Stalking: The term, features and proposals de lege ferenda
Document Type
article
Source
Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu, Vol 50, Iss 1, Pp 233-244 (2016)
Subject
stalking
the term
features
comparative law
criminal offense
Law
Language
English
Serbian
ISSN
0550-2179
2406-1255
Abstract
In the paper author analyzes main features of stalking, which is recognized as a serious problem in many countries and provided as a criminal offense. There are presented comparative legela solutions of this criminal offense in the countries that have incriminated it firs, as well as in neighboring countries. In recent years in Republic of Serbia it has been indicated to prevalence of the stalking, especially among the former partners, and considering that there is a need for such behavior to be incriminated. Also, Serbia's ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence assumed an obligation to prescribe stalking as criminal offense. This paper proposes the possible way of prescribing stalking with analysis of certain elements of the legal description.