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NON-PECUNIARY DAMAGES IN CRIMINAL CASES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES AND DEATH (74)

Author: Skirmantas BIKELIS
Topic category: Criminal Law

The study focuses on the problem of fair levels of awards for personal injury and loss of relative‘s life. Though it seems that “objective” and universal definition of fair levels of awards does not exist, the attempt to formulate guidelines for motivation for decisions to award proper (fair) levels of damages as well as recommendations of referential levels was made. In order to fulfill the objectives of the study several consistent steps had to be taken.