Hrubá nedbanlivosť v trestnom práve ako základ budúcej rekodifikácie Trestného zákona?

Gross negligence in criminal law as the basis for the future recodification of the Criminal Code?

JUDr. Maximilián Kiko, LL.M., interný doktorand Katedry trestného práva, kriminológie a kriminalistiky, Právnická fakulta UK Bratislava
Bc. Daniel Richter, interný doktorand Katedry trestného práva, kriminológie a kriminalistiky, Právnická fakulta UK Bratislava

Právny obzor, 108, 2025, č. 6, s. 579 – 602

Published online: 2025

https://doi.org/10.31577/pravnyobzor.2025.6.05

Abstract. This paper addresses the issue of gross negligence in criminal law from the perspective of legal doctrine, case law, and proposed legislative reforms. Its primary aim is to assess whether gross negligence constitutes a distinct form of culpability or merely a more intense expression of conscious or unconscious negligence. The analysis includes doctrinal interpretations from Czech and Slovak legal scholarship, judicial decisions, and the influence of EU law. The article proposes criteria for distinguishing gross negligence from other forms of culpability and evaluates their relevance in light of the ultima ratio principle. The authors conclude that gross negligence does not constitute a new type of culpability, but rather a heightened level of existing negligence. Legislative recognition of this concept may improve legal certainty and predictability in the prosecution of negligent offenses.

Key words: gross negligence, culpability, negligence in criminal law, ultima ratio principle, recodification, decriminalization

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