On negligent homicide: new practical and jurisprudential aspects
Schlagwörter:
Homicide; negligence; damages; victim; insurerAbstract
The subject of negligent homicide is as sensitive as it is complex; it is a crime frequently encountered in practice and often analyzed in detail by certain courts, particularly regarding issues related to the payment of damages and coverage of losses by the insurer. This article aims to highlight precisely the aspects mentioned above, drawing on cases meticulously motivated by local courts, including those in Galati County but not limited to it. Our analysis focuses on specific aspects related to how the courts have chosen to apply penalties in these cases, the nature of those penalties, as well as the determination of the amount of moral and material damages in such cases.
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