Abstract

The current work aims at tracing the development line of the institute of asset forfeiture for the benefit of the state. The analyses outlined certain trends and raised some important questions both theoretically and practically. It traces the development from the first legal regulation in the Criminal Law of 1896, the framework in the Criminal Code of 1951, the framework in the current Criminal Code, the regulation of the institute in anti-corruption legislation and as part of the administrative-criminal procedures. The investigation answered the question of the asset forfeiture-procedure nature as given in the various laws in the light of the principle non bis in idem application.