The asset declarations of public officials in the context of the contemporary practice of administrative punishment
Abstract
The paper provides an overview of the institute of so-called declaration of assets of public officials and presents its concept in general and specifically in the Czech legal system. In this context, it compares the previous legislation and the shortcomings associated with it, stemming mainly from the decentralized record of asset declarations.
The main part of the paper consists in the criticism of the current practice of administrative punishment, which does not adequately deal with the seriousness of the offenses associated with the violation of the declaration obligation, thereby contributing significantly to the unfortunate practice of violating the conflict of interest law. As proof of this, the paper presents conclusions from statistics and analyses, carried out primarily by the Ministry of Justice as the central administrative office for conflicts of interest, and in the end urges greater methodical and educational influence on administrative punishment authorities to alleviate existing problems.