Resumen de Crown/Material witness in Central Europe: Slovak Republic, Czech Republic and Austria

Jozef Centéš, Andrej Beleš, Jana Šimonová

• The authors provide in the present first part of scientific research a detailed analysis of legislation of the crown witness in Slovak Republic, Czech Republic and the Republic of Austria. They focuse on topics such as context of adopting the legislation, range of offences, subsidiarity and proportionality and obligations of the crown witness. From analysis of the findings, authors recommend what factors the legislator should consider in legal regulation of the crown witness.