Day Fines in Europe

Assessing Income-Based Sanctions in Criminal Justice Systems

Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Michael Faure (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2021
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-79643-9 (ISBN)

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How can criminal sentencing be made more equal and yet more deterrent? This book provides the first comprehensive comparative analysis of the unique system of income-dependent fines - day fines - in Europe, which accounts not only for the severity of the offence but also for the income of the offender.

Day fines, as a pecuniary sanction, have a great potential to reduce inequality in the criminal sentencing system, as they impose the same relative punishment on all offenders irrespective of their income. Furthermore, with correct implementation, they can constitute an alternative sanction to the more repressive and not always efficient short-term prison sentences. Finally, by independently expressing in the sentence the severity and the income of the offender, day fines can increase uniformity and transparency of sentencing. Having this in mind, almost half of the European Union countries have adopted day fines in their criminal justice system. For the first time, this book makes their findings accessible to a wider international audience. Aimed at scholars, policy makers and criminal law practitioners, it provides an opportunity to learn about the theoretical advantages, the practical challenges, the successes and failures, and ways to improve.

Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko is a Professor of Quantitative Empirical Legal Studies at the Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam. As an expert on day fines, she has published widely on the topic in international journals and served as an expert advisor to Ministries in different countries that considered the implementation of day fines. Michael Faure is a Professor of Comparative and International Environmental Law at Maastricht University and Professor of Comparative Private Law and Economics at Erasmus School of Law. He is member of the board of the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (Vienna) and a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

1. Introduction Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko and Michael Faure; 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Day Fines Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko; 3. Day Fines in Finland Raimo Lahti; 4. Day Fines in Sweden Jacob Öberg; 5. Day Fines in Denmark Thomas Elholm; 6. Day Fines in Germany Hans-Joerg Albrecht; 7. Day Fines in Austria Christopher Kahl and Verena Weinberger; 8. Day Fines in Hungary Csaba Győry; 9. Day Fines in France Bruno Deffains and Jean-Baptiste Thierry; 10. Day Fines in Portugal Maria Fernanda Palma and Helena Morão; 11. Day (Unit) Fines in England and Wales Valsamis Mitsilegas and Foivi Sofia Mouzakiti; 12. Day Fines in Slovenia Mitja Kovac; 13. Day Fines in Spain Jesús Barquín Sanz; 14. Day fines in Poland Dawid M. Marko and Sławomir Steinborn; 15. Day Fines in Croatia Maja Munivrana Vajda; 16. Day Fines in Switzerland Martin Killias and Lorenz Biberstein; 17. Day Fines in Czech Republic Jiří Kindl and Jan Kupčík; 18. Day Fines in Romania Mihail Udroiu; 19. Comparative Law and Economics Perspective on Day Fines Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko and Michael Faure.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.06.2021
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	151 x 227 mm
Gewicht	620 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10	1-108-79643-5 / 1108796435
ISBN-13	978-1-108-79643-9 / 9781108796439
Zustand	Neuware