Autor: Anneli SOO, Jaan SOOTAK

Publicat în: Journal Of Eastern European Criminal Law no. 1/2015

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Abstract: From 2002 belonging to a criminal organization or leading one is punishable in Estonia. While making relevant changes to Estonian Penal Code, Estonian legislator took into account requirements of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. The Estonian courts have been applying respective law for over ten years now and have encountered several difficulties. For instance, the notion of ‘criminal organization’ still is debatable as in practice it should be distinguished from ordinary groups that gather occasionally to commit crimes. In addition, the problems [vezi tot]