Mihály Tóth

A feljelentési kötelezettség határai és szabályozásának dilemmái

The right and obligation to report criminal offences has, throughout historical development and depending on the diversity of legal systems, consistently served as an indicator of the relationship between the state and its citizens. At the same time, the issue has embodied the dilemma of where the boundaries lie - and how fluid they are - between moral expectation and legal duty. In seeking the roots of this problem, the present study arrives at a critique of the current regulatory framework. It demonstrates that the existing provisions are, in part, inconsistent and contradictory, and calls for a more dogmatically grounded and restrained, yet still justified, regulatory approach.