Krivično pravo

Criminal Law (Krivično pravo), authored by the distinguished professors and academicians Franjo Bačić and Zvonimir Šeparović and published in 1982, stands as one of the most significant and influential works in the history of Croatian and former Yugoslav criminal law theory. This comprehensive textbook and scholarly treatise served as foundational reading for the education of jurists, judges, and lawyers, and significantly shaped the subsequent development of criminal law. In this work, the authors provide a detailed and dogmatically precise analysis of the general part of criminal law. The book covers key thematic areas: the concept and sources of criminal law, the principle of legality (nullum crimen sine lege), the definition and elements of a criminal offense, causation, mental capacity, culpability, forms of mens rea (intent and negligence), and the system of criminal sanctions and security measures. The particular value of this 1982 edition lies in its comparative legal approach, the integration of theoretical depth with the practical challenges of the justice system, and the interweaving of criminal law theory with victimology and criminology. Bačić and Šeparović’s Criminal Law remains an indispensable reference work and an invaluable monument of domestic legal thought.