This thesis addresses the use of expert evidence in criminal trial proceedings. The author's primary aim is to present a thorough analysis of this highly specific form of evidence as contained in the Criminal Procedure Code, Act No. 141/1961 Coll., to identify its insufficiencies, and to suggest some potential legislative modifications. The author is aware that the role of an expert in criminal proceedings is also determined in part by the Act on Experts and Interpreters, Act No. 36/1967 Coll., but he deals with this organizational norm only marginally, as his main goal is to analyze the possibilities of using expert evaluations within the framework of criminal procedure. In this thesis, the author describes the historical development of this type of evidence, discusses the concept of the role of the expert in legal theory, and above all, presents his views regarding the law currently in effect, describing the use of expert evidence from its initial stages of appointment of an expert to the preparation and presentation of the expert opinion and the evaluation thereof. The author also takes account of some currently topical issues such as the confrontation of experts and the use of computer software in the expert's work. Given that recodification of the Criminal Procedure Code is currently underway,...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:368867 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Borčevský, Pavel |
| Contributors | Musil, Jan, Gřivna, Tomáš, Sváček, Jan |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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