Fonte immagine: www.differencebetween.info
Dombóváry1 said of the Hungary of the early 19th century: «the air was filled with ideas on how criminal law should be reformed»2. Both in Hungary and internationally, we are witnessing the emergence of major criminal policy reforms. In the countries of the common law, I believe, criminal policy is characterised by the co-existence of a punitive spirit and the policy of “tough hands” on the one hand, and restorative justice on the other. The trend of criminal policy primarily focusing on persuading (potential) voters has become increasingly important. This holds very much true of Hungary’s criminal policy as well, as László Korinek pointed out wittily, before long, politicians will be using the Penal Code as a “message book”, trying to get their messages through to voters.
In the United Kingdom, the government has proclaimed the principle of “tough justice” on the one hand, but...
