Korupcia a (ne)účinnosť práva - konflikt normatívnych systémov?

It is notorious that the concept of “effectiveness of law” has, in addition to its dogmatic legal dimension, also a sociological dimension – in terms of compliance with and effectiveness of legal norms. Closely related to this is the topic of non-compliance with the law, respectively illegal conduct. With regard to the examined problem of corrupt behaviour, this article is about the (in)effectiveness of legal regulation of punishment of corruption. On the other hand, the corruption itself can also be one of the reasons for practical ineffectiveness (non-compliance) of law in general. The reason, but also the way to solve both problems may consist in sociological and psychological aspects of corruption, which shows certain specificities in comparison with other crimes.