THE POTENTIALS OF THE SO-CALLED “MARIJA’S LAW” IN COMBATING PEDOPHILIA
THE POTENTIALS OF THE SO-CALLED “MARIJA’S LAW” IN COMBATING PEDOPHILIA

Summary/Abstract: Sexually based offenses, especially those of a pedophilic character, are of great interest to the overall professional and unprofessional public. For some time in the public discourse, there have been attitudes and demands that perpetrators of these crimes receive more severe punishments and other criminal measures. The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2013 passed the Law on special measures to prevent the perpetration of crimes against the sexual freedom of juveniles, which is colloquially known as Marija’s Law, receiving its name from the minor victim of rape and subsequent death. Through this was established a special criminal justice regime in relation to sexual offenders of a pedophilic orientation. As the characteristics of Marija’s Law may be cited as the introduction of special measures and special records intended for the perpetrators of these crimes. In addition, this Law excludes both in part the modified application of some general criminal law institutes in relation to sexual offenders and those that provide corresponding benefits to offenders of criminal acts.

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