| Abstract [eng] |
The right to property is one of the fundamental human rights. Implementation and protection of this right is public interest. One of the most serious crimes against property is extortion of property and robbery. Both of these crimes have an element of violence therefore causes harm not only to property but also life, health, freedom and honor of a person. This thesis covers similarities and differences between bodies of extortion of property and robbery under the Criminal code of Republic of Lithuania. The first chapter briefly reviews the development of modern definitions of extortion of property and robbery in Europe and Lithuania. The second chapter provides a thorough analysis of elements of extortion of property and robbery, under the Criminal code of Republic of Lithuania also providing general concept of regulation of corpus delicti of these crimes under the law of some foreign countries, pointing out similarities and differences between corpus delicti of these two crimes. The analysis is mostly based on Lithuanian and foreign criminal law literature also criminal cases of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Lithuania. In the third part of this thesis the aggravating elements of extortion of property and robbery are analyzed. |
