Desertion, a Continuing Omissive Offense

Ivan, Mari - Claudia

doi:10.1515/kbo-2016-0057

Abstract

In the study, the author analyzes the offense of desertion, based on its features, on the constitutive elements of its legal contents and other essential conditions required by the crime. Being a crime by omission, the desertion is committed by not doing activities which are ordered by law (”passivity to legal orders”).

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