| Abstract [eng] |
Match-fixing, as a form of sports fraud, is gaining more and more public attention because it undermines the values of sport such as integrity, fair play, and respect for others. The aim of this Master's thesis is to analyse the phenomenon of match-fixing in national and foreign criminal law. The first part of this thesis analyses the phenomenon of cheating in sport in a general sense, its complexity and interdisciplinarity, and defines the limits of assessment. It also identifies the main features of match-fixing, the ways in which it is manifested, and discusses the main national and international legislation regulating this phenomenon. The second part of the paper analyses foreign countries, providing an assessment of the criminalisation of match-fixing in German, Polish and United States legislation and the problems encountered in practice. The last part of the essay focuses mainly on the manifestation of match-fixing as a criminal offence in national criminal law: it chronologically discusses the phases of criminalisation, the new draft, reveals the objectives of the legislation, analyses the main elements of the offence, its relationship with other offences, and presents the results of the criminalisation and the problems of application. The analysis of various scholars and legal acts suggests that the current disposition of Article 1821 of the CC of the Republic of Lithuania has some shortcomings and can be adjusted, also the position of the article in question in the special part of the CC of the Republic of Lithuania is questioned. The paper therefore identifies the shortcomings of the regulation and proposes possible changes. |
