Environmental protection through criminal law

Abstract

Environmental protection is undoubtedly one of the priorities of today, both nationally and internationally. Environment is understood as the totality of natural and man-made values. Environment is primarily protected through administrative and civil law. However, intensive development of industry, engineering and technology has caused the need for environmental protection through criminal law, because the individual elements of endangering the environment can no longer be protected in any other way efficiently. In this article, the author deals with the environmental protection through criminal law at EU level, legislation governing the criminal-legal protection of the environment, as well as some basic issues related to this topis.

Keywords

• environment
• criminal law
• the EU
• principles
• regulations