Differences between the crime of false reporting and the crime of simulation of crimes
We have recently followed in the press the news of a person who pretended to be the victim of a homophobic attack committed by eight unidentified hooded men, and for which he filed a complaint with the National Police. 48 hours later, said person was again summoned by...Information and Impact on the Result of Judicial Processes
These lines have no other purpose than the not so unusual abusive, aggressive and biased media treatments that coexist between the so-called parallel trials, that is: the information show. Undoubtedly, the publicity of judicial proceedings (art. 121.1 C.E), in...
The importance of Criminal Compliance in companies
With the Penal Code Reforms of 2010 and the subsequent one in 2015, the criminal liability of legal entities (companies) appears as a legislative novelty in the Spanish legal system. Since then, the figure of Criminal Compliance has acquired special importance in...
Appearance as a private prosecution
Next, we give more details about the right to appear as a private prosecution. In the Spanish legal system, any person offended by a crime (victim) or their legal representative, has the right to exercise the private accusation, appearing in the judicial procedure for...