scholarly journals Qualification of child sexting, sextorsion and online grooming

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (16) ◽  
pp. 209-222
Author(s):  
Iryna Anatoliivna Kopyova
Keyword(s):  
Child Pornography ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Adult Participant ◽  
Future Meeting ◽  
Actus Reus ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
The Subject ◽  
A Minor

          Some characteristics of actus reus of Art. 3011 and of Art. 1561 of  the Criminal Code of Ukraine are analyzed. The characteristics of sexting and sextorsion, the subject matter of which is child pornography, and online grooming are revealed. If the participant in the child sexting is an adult who received from the child through a means of communication its image in a sexually explicit manner, his actions must be assessed as the production of child pornography (part 3 of Art. 3011 of  the Criminal Code) and its storage (part 1 or 2 of Art. 3011 of  the Criminal Code depending on the absence or presence of the purpose of selling or distribution). In this case, the adult participant in the sexting uses a child who photographs or shoots himself in a sexually explicit manner as a «tool» for the production of child pornography. If the participant in the child sexting is a minor (who has reached the age of 16), the responsibility for such acts arises only if he has the purpose of selling or distribution child pornography. If an adult participant in sexting has the purpose to obtain an image of a child in a sexually explicit manner and then threatens to sell or distribute it in order to obtain new such images, then there is a sextorsion that should be qualified as the production of child pornography (part 3 of Art. 3011 of  the Criminal Code), the storage of child pornography with the purpose of selling or distribution (part 2 of Art. 3011 of  the Criminal Code) and forcing a minor under-18s or under-14s to participate in the creation of child pornography (part 3 or 4 of Art. 3011 of  the Criminal Code). If the purpose of the sextorsion is to meet with the child online or in real life to commit any sexual or lewd acts with him or to involve the child in the production of child pornography, such sextorsion should be qualified as the production of child pornography (part 3 of Art. 3011 of  the Criminal Code), the storage of child pornography with the purpose of selling or distribution (part 2 of Art. 3011 of  the Criminal Code) and depending on the stage of the sextorsion: or as preparation for harassment of a child for sexual purposes, or as an attempt to commit a criminal offense, or as a completed harassment (Art. 1561 of the Criminal Code). Building a trusting relationship by adult with a child on the Internet for a future meeting with the purpose to committing any sexual or lewd acts against him or involving him in the production of child pornography constitutes online grooming and should qualify as preparation for harassment of a child for sexual purposes.          Key words: child pornography, sexting, sextorsion, online grooming.

scholarly journals Mistake of fact and endangering actions as circumstances which can affect differentiation of criminal responsibility for unfinished crime

2020 ◽  
pp. 286-290
Author(s):  
Natalia Antoniuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Special Part ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Severe Punishment ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Legal Consequences

 Most of the aspects of differentiation of criminal responsibility for unfinished crime though being discussional, are duly researched in the criminal scientific studies. However, the sphere of unresearched institutes exists enabling us to speak about its influence on differentiation of criminal responsibility. This institutes are the mistake of fact and so called “delicts of endangering” The purpose of this research is to analyze the differentiated influence on criminal responsibility of crimes committed with the feature of mistake of fact and of delicts of endangering. It is planned to illustrate, basing on certain examples, the importance of these institutes for differentiation of criminal responsibility. By the way, the task of this article is to reveal the shortcomings of criminal law in force and to make propositions on their removing. Up to date, taking into consideration the provisions of part 3, 4 of Article 68 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the court can`t impose punishment on person, guilty of committing a crime under effect of mistake of fact, qualified as attempt, higher than 2/3 of the maximal severe punishment (envisaged in article of special part of the Criminal Code). The court, as well, can`t (in most cases) impose life imprisonment even when the damage totally equals the damage caused by finished crime. For instance, planning to kill with mercenary motives a minor, the guilty person kills an adult. This action can’t be qualified as finished crime, as the mistake of victim occurs. Nevertheless, object of human life is objectively damaged. So, the crucial necessity to make equal between each other finished crime and crime, committed under influence of mistake of fact, is evident. Differentiating criminal responsibility in situations when damage is desired by the guilty person, the legislator in fact hasn’t bothered to duly differentiate criminal-legal consequences in case of endangering without the desire of such damage. That`s why it is of great importance to regulate by norms criminal actions which are endangering social relations with social dangerous damages, but don’t have the features of criminal aim, motive and desire of guilty person. This step can provide differentiated approach towards socially dangerous behavior, delimiting the estimation of act and consequence. It can concentrate the attention on subjective evaluation of potential consequences by guilty person, notwithstanding the factors, which often exist besides mental estimation of the subject.

scholarly journals ANALISIS YURIDIS PERTIMBANGAN HAKIM DALAM KASUS JUAL-BELI YANG DIKENAKAN PASAL 480 KUP (STUDI KASUS: PUTUSAN NOMOR 1291/PID.B/2018/PN.JKT.PST)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 599
Author(s):  
Hendy Hendy ◽  
Firman Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Code ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
The Family ◽  
Actus Reus ◽  
Subjective Element ◽  
Mental Element

Dewi Sri Astuti, initially she was only trying to increase financial resources in the family, but she tripped over a case experienced by her business partners, namely Suherman and Susanti. Dewi Sri Astuti was charged guilty because she had purchased items resulting from the theft of a crime committed by her business partners in the place where they worked. Even though Dewi Sri Astuti did not know that the goods she had received from her business partners were the result of a criminal act of theft. In this case to be able to convict someone must be fulfilled two things, namely as actus reus (physical element) and.mens.rea (mental element). However, Dewi Sri Astuti was still found guilty even though it did not fulfill the subjective element of the crime. How is the juridical analysis of buying and selling actions that are subject to article 480 of the Criminal Code (case study: verdict number 1291 / Pid.B / 2018 / PN.JKT.PST)? The author used normative legal methods and used interview data as supporting data. The.results of the study revealed that Dewi Sri Astuti did not fulfill all the elements in Article.480 of the Criminal.Code, where in the element of criminal offense there are 2 (two) elements. First.element is an objective element and.the second element.is a subjective element.

scholarly journals Current issues of decriminalization of goods smuggling considering the nature of the criminal offense

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
A.O. Puhach ◽  
M.A. Rubashchenko
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
Current Version ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
The Past ◽  
European Court ◽  
Previous Edition ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Direct Target

The article is devoted to the investigation of the subject of crime under Article 201 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, its amendment and their analysis. In particular, the subject of the crime was considered in the wording of the article, which was in force until January 17, 2012, and the sanction provided for in the article for committing the crime. The principal and direct target of smuggling in the past and current versions were considered and questions were raised as to the appropriateness of locating the crime with items such as cultural property, poisonous, potent, explosive substances, radioactive materials, weapons or ammunition (except for shotguns or ammunition) , parts of firearms, special technical means of silent obtaining information among those generic object who are called to defense relationship that provides business activity. The author has demonstrated why this issue did not arise in the previous version. In addition, a comparison of the decriminalized "goods smuggling" with its current version was considered with the articles of the Customs Code, which now provide for liability for "goods" smuggling, in particular - with the sanction of the article intended for committing an offense. In order to understand why the humanization of the act committed did not take place, despite the fact that the former crime was a customs offense, the nature of the criminal offense, developed in the practice of the European Court of Human Rights, whose decisions are recognized as a source of law in Ukraine, was analyzed. Particularly, attention was drawn to the Court's findings in case of Engel and Others v. The Netherlands, where the criteria for attributing the offense to criminal were elaborated. In addition, the case of Nadtochiy v. Ukraine was analyzed, in which the European Court of Human Rights founds out that the custom legislation of Ukraine contained a criminal offense by its nature It is analyzed sanction provided by the Customs Code through the prism of these criteria, it was concluded that the sanctions did not change. The author explores bill of returning goods in significant, large and particularly large amounts to the object of the Smuggling crime with the previous edition of this article, and the conclusion was drawn.

scholarly journals Problems of criminal liability for illegal amber mining in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 113-117
Author(s):  
R.O Movchan ◽  
A.A Vozniuk ◽  
D.V Kamensky ◽  
O.O Dudorov ◽  
A.V Andrushko
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Main Type ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Illegal Mining ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
The Subject

Purpose. Critical analysis of the criminal law provision on illegal mining of amber, identification of its shortcomings, development of proposals for their elimination. Methodology. The system of philosophical, general scientific and specific scientific methods and approaches, which have provided objective analysis of the subject under consideration, in particular, the method of systemic and structural analysis, specific sociological, statistical, comparative, formal-logical methods. Findings. Shortcomings of the criminal law provision on illegal mining, sale, acquisition, storage, transfer, shipment, transportation and processing of amber, in particular, unjustified expansion of the criminal law prohibition under consideration, unsuccessful design of the main and qualified components of the criminal offense under review, as well as unjustified sanctions. Originality. The authors have been among the first researchers in the domestic criminal law doctrine to provide a comprehensive critical understanding of the provision dedicated to the regulation of criminal liability for illegal amber mining, which has made it possible to develop scientifically based recommendations for improving domestic criminal law. Practical value. Based on the research results, specific proposals addressed to domestic parliamentarians have been developed, which can be taken into account in the process of further lawmaking in terms of updating relevant provisions of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. It is argued that the improved Art. 240-1 should only cover illegal mining of amber. The main structure of the researched criminal offense is proposed to be designed as material. It has been proven, including through references to specific law enforcement materials, that sanctions of Part1 of Art. 240-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine should provide for a fine as the only non-alternative main type of punishment, while referenced to alternative punishments in the form of a fine and imprisonment should be included in Parts 2 and 3.

scholarly journals REPEATING AND RECURRENCE OF INTENTIONAL MURDER UNDER AGGRESSIVE CIRCUMSTANCES

2020 ◽  
pp. 352-361
Author(s):  
М. О. Василенко
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Record ◽  
Separate Study ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Criminal Proceeding ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Special Part ◽  
The Subject

In the article, the author conducted a study of recurrence and recurrence as forms of multiplicity of premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances. The relevance of this work is that this issue has not been the subject of a separate study among modern scholars of criminal law. In the work the author found that the recurrence of premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances, it is necessary to distinguish from a criminal offense under paragraph 13 of Part 2 of Article. 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (premeditated murder committed by a person who previously committed premeditated murder, except for murder under Articles 116-118 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), which is considered a qualifying (aggravating sign) premeditated murder. After all, in the case of premeditated murder by a person who has previously committed premeditated murder, with the exception of murder provided for in Articles 116-118 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, a single crime is necessarily meant. The author also emphasizes that the recurrence of premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances is available only if the person has previously been convicted of premeditated murder, but the conviction has not yet been removed and not expunged. Or when a person has committed premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances provided by the same part of the article of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine two or more times, and all episodes are considered in one criminal proceeding. In addition, the paper found that recurrence and recidivism, as forms of multiplicity of premeditated murders under aggravating circumstances, are not mutually exclusive and can be used by the court as a whole. It is concluded that in judicial practice there are many cases when courts do not clarify the issue of expungement or removal of a criminal record when imposing a penalty for repeated intentional homicides in aggravating circumstances. Therefore, the solution of this issue, in our opinion, needs legislative consolidation. After all, the recurrence of premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances is available only if the person has previously been convicted of premeditated murder, but the conviction has not yet been removed and not expunged. Or when a person has committed premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances provided by the same part of the article of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine two or more times, and all episodes are considered in one criminal proceeding.

scholarly journals Features of criminal liability and punishment of juveniles: reality and perspectiv

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
О. І. Mytska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Law ◽  
Criminal Legislation

In the article the author analyses the features of criminal liability and punishment of juveniles in the current criminal legislation. Particular attention is paid to the release of adolescents from punishment and serving sentences. The author points out that for a long time there have been discussions among scholars about the possibility and expediency of applying to adolescents release from punishment and serving sentences considering the obvious need for their urgent re-education and return to the law-abiding citizens. The author categorically looks positively at this subinstitution of criminal legislation and believes that in some way it allows criminal legislation to perform its protective, educational and preventive functions. It also notes that the list of currently available types of release for both adults and juveniles is quite limited, which does not allow to fully differentiate them according to the specifics of the criminal offense committed by each individual juvenile. A comparative analysis of the current criminal legislation with the draft of the new Criminal Code of Ukraine is carried out. It is stated that scientists have identified not only juveniles but also young people, which is also due to the European vision of the subject of the criminal offense. Most criminal legislations of the Member States of the European Union have a similar differentiation. It is concluded that despite the rapid development of criminal legislation and Ukraine itself, the legislative vision of the limits of criminal responsibility and punishment of juveniles remains almost unchanged. A study of the draft of the new Criminal Code of Ukraine showed that only the age of the subject of the criminal offense was revised, as well as certain features of punishment and release from it. At the same time, any fundamentally new alternative criminal-legal measures and means of interaction with juvenile offenders are not provided, which indicates that the juvenile criminal legislation of Ukraine is not yet fully compliant with European and international standards of justice according to juveniles who are in conflict with the law. Key words: juvenile, criminal liability, punishment, release from punishment and serving sentences, draft, new Criminal Code, European Union.

scholarly journals THE OBJECTIVE SIDE OF MISUSE OF BUDGET FUNDS, IMPLEMENTATION OF BUDGET EXPENDITURES OR PROVIDING CREDITS FROM THE BUDGET WITHOUT OR EXCEEDED BUDGET PURPOSES

2021 ◽  
pp. 492-509
Author(s):  
D. Shyian ◽  
O. Shyian
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Active Behavior ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Law ◽  
Local Budget ◽  
Objective Side

The article deals with the analysis of scientific views, theoretical provisions and legislation, examines the objective side of the misuse of budget funds, for budget expenditures or provision of credits from the budget without determined budget purposes or with its excess. It is proposed to leave part 1 of Art. 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, a socially dangerous act in the form of misuse of the relevant funds as the most common in law enforcement, as well as expanding other forms, replacing them with a socially dangerous action in the form of another expenditures of the relevant budgets or funds. Since inter-budgetary transfers are de jure not included in budget expenditures, it is proposed to add to the name and disposition of Part 1 of Art. 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, an indication of a socially dangerous act in the form of their implementation. As a result of the study, the authors come to the conclusion about the further actualization of the problematic of the objective side of the criminal offense provided for in Art. 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. It is supported the proposal to cover the analyzed criminal law prohibition and other budget violations close in public danger to those directly named in Art. 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine to budget violations. It is proposed to determine the objective side of Part 1 of Art. 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine in the form of a socially dangerous act in the form of an action: misuse of funds, other expenditures of state or local budgets, or state or local extra-budgetary funds, or the implementation of an inter-budgetary transfer committed contrary to the law or a decision on the local budget. Considering that the analysis of the forms of committing a criminal offense under Art. 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, testifies that it can be committed only in the form of active behavior of the subject of a criminal offense, it is proposed in Part 2 of Art. 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine to replace the instruction from an act with an action.

Youth Sexting as Child Pornography? Developmental Science Supports Less Harsh Sanctions for Juvenile Sexters

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Gile Thomas ◽  
Elizabeth Cauffman
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offender ◽  
Child Pornography ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
Developmental Factors ◽  
Developmental Science ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject

It is critical that the legal and psychological issues surrounding youth sexting, a term derived from the joining of “sex” and “texting,” be considered. Based on current interpretations of the law, minors who engage in sexting can be charged with a felony offense and in some cases be required to register as a sex offender. Yet, when adults share sexually explicit photos of themselves, such behavior is protected under the First Amendment (provided the subject and the recipient of the image are consenting adults). The purpose of the present review is to examine the differential treatment of sexting by minors in the legal system and the controversy surrounding child pornography legislation. A brief history of child pornography legislation is provided, followed by a review of the existing literature on the prevalence and patterns of juvenile sexting. Available case law is summarized, with an emphasis on the consequences of sexting specifically for juveniles. The authors then address the developmental factors relevant to understanding youth sexting behavior. These considerations lead to a discussion of whether it is appropriate to consider adolescents culpable for such behavior and, if so, to what degree and under what circumstances. It is argued that sexting behavior be considered separate from child pornography, and as such, the authors propose that specific legislation be designed to address the unique situations in which sexting behavior occurs. Furthermore, based on developmental science, the authors conclude that juveniles should be considered less culpable for sexting behavior than adults, and recommend that the punishment for minors be more developmentally appropriate.

scholarly journals The essence of stalking as a socially dangerous act and the role of information of private character with signs of secrecy in the formation of tactics behavior of pursuer

2020 ◽  
pp. 404-409
Author(s):  
Artem Khlopov
Keyword(s):  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Public Response ◽  
Domestic Legislation ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Subject

he article examines the feasibility of criminalizing obsessive persecution, the so-called «stalking». A concept that has grabbedattention over the past thirty years abroad, having become the subject of a significant amount of research. The reasons for the formationof a trend to consolidate responsibility for stalking are analyzed, which took shape in the early nineties of the last century and todayhas become part of the legislation of large parts of the world. At the same time, the very concept of stalking appeared in the scientificliterature long before that, being mainly the subject of research by psychiatrists, characterized it as a certain state of mind. Attention isdrawn to the fact that now stalking has already become somewhat stratified, being considered primarily as a type of illegal behavior.The latter infringes on the inviolability of private life and information of private character with signs of secrecy, which is the source ofthe formation of tactics of stalker behavior. The latter, in turn, aims to control the victim, forcing her to abandon her usual way of life.In this context, it is questioned that domestic legislation does not recognize such behavior as illegal, as well as the lack of relevantstatistics on the number of persecuted persons. In this regard, the official data on other countries that are actively studying this phenome -non are considered. According to their data, up to 15% of people have been persecuted at least once in their lives, which indicate a seriousprevalence of this behavior, which is definitely not limited to a single country or continent. This gives grounds to assert that Ukraineis not an exception either, and the absence of any statistics does not mean the absence of this problem. The latter only indicates a lackof attention to the problems of stalking and an underestimation of the possible consequences.All this gives grounds to assert that today the victims of persecution are almost defenseless, and the existing legal regulation isunable to protect citizens from obsessive persecution. Separately, the presence of a sufficient level of public danger from stalking isassessed to be recognized as a criminal offense at the level of law. Attention is focused on the danger of stalking, which has a widerange of manifestations and is characterized by unpredictable consequences. After all, it was precisely the cases of grave consequencesthat received a public response that prompted a number of Western countries to recognize stalking as a criminal offense.Summing up the results, the position on the criminalization of stalking is given, in this connection; it is proposed to amend thecurrent Criminal Code of Ukraine. At the same time, this should not be realized by changing the existing norms, but precisely by creatinga new separate norm. As an approach that turned out to be the most effective in ensuring the protection of human rights and freedoms.Among other things, this will also perform a preventive function against crimes that infringe on information of private characterwith signs of secrecy.

scholarly journals CRIMINALISTICS CHARACTERISTICS OF ILLEGAL ENRICHMENT

2019 ◽  
pp. 305-319
Author(s):  
Z. Toporetska
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Process ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Criminal Proceeding ◽  
Dynamic Phase ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Systematic Education

In the article based on the analysis of scientific literature on criminology, criminal process and taking into account the actual changes to Art. 368-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption” have analyzed the criminalistics significant indications of illegal enrichment. The purpose of this article is to study within its scope the criminalistics significant indications of illegal enrichment. The authors consider the criminalistics characteristics of the crime as a system containing a set of forensic significance features that are inherent in a particular type of crime. Like any systematic education, the forensic description of crimes consists of interconnected components – elements. The specified elements are not isolated, but connected with certain correlation links, determined by the sequential placement of elements in accordance with the sequence of deployment of criminal activity, starting from the position: 1) the identity of the offender acting in the direction 2) the choice of the object of the attack, 3) in in certain conditions, 4) by applying certain methods, 5) causing the corresponding effects in the form of a set of tracks and damage. The article analyzes the following elements of the forensic character of illegal enrichment: the person of the offender, the subject of a direct criminal offense, the method of committing a crime, a trace pattern. The indicated elements are linked by correlation bonds, which reflect the dynamic, “phase” nature, due to the sequential placement of elements in accordance with the sequence of deployment of criminal activity. Forensic characteristics of illegal enrichment help to distinguish this offense from other official and corruption crimes. Forensic characteristics of illegal enrichment facilitate the determination of a range of circumstances to be proved in a criminal proceeding for crimes of this kind and the planning of their investigation. At the same time, while investigating crimes of this kind, there are a number of problems that require further resolution, and therefore this issue requires a separate scientific study, which will be the subject of further research. Key words: criminalistics, criminal process, forensic characteristic, illegal enrichment.

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