This book is dedicated to a fundamental conflict in modern states:
those persons holding public office are no more than ordinary
citizens. Therefore, their activities must - as a matter of
principle - be subject to full judicial control. But at the same
time, democratically legitimated politicians need some discretion
in their decision-making. Allegations of politicians committing
criminal offences in office quickly attract a great deal of media
attention. Even politicians themselves frequently use such
allegations to discredit their political opponents. However, to
date this topic has not been fully addressed on an academic level.
This book is a first step in this direction. The individual
contributions cover topics such as: "bad" political decisions that
result in a waste of taxpayers' money corruption and conflicts of
interest in political decision-making immunities and procedural
obstacles to the effective prosecution of politicians abuse of
criminal law and criminal proceedings in the political arena
criminal liability for decisions taken in situations of state
emergency the role of criminal law in public opinion. Leading
experts examine these and other issues from a comparative
perspective.
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