scholarly journals Specifics of criminal liability for a brutal and premeditated murder under the criminal legislation of some foreign countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kovalova Svitlana ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Relevant Characteristic ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The article is dedicated to research on criminal liability for a brutal and premeditated murder under the criminal legislation of some foreign countries. It determines the principal trends in inflicting punishment for this type of an aggravated premeditated murder. It explains that the states of continental Europe and the countries of the Anglo-Saxon legal system have no common approach to incorporating a characteristic of a premeditated murder such as «extreme brutality» in their criminal legislations. It shows that the relevant characteristic is represented by a full scope of extreme brutality in the criminal laws of some states; other countries define just some aspects of extreme brutality; yet in a number of countries, extreme brutality is not defined as an aggravating circumstance of a murder at all. In other countries, although extreme brutality is not defined as a qualification, the elements of a crime are defined as a premeditated murder committed in a brutal way. Keywords: a premeditated murder, an aggravating circumstance, extreme brutality, criminal liability, foreign legislation, legal systems, punishment

Regulation of liability for offences committed with the use of electronic funds of payment in the legislation of the countries of Romano-Germanic of legal system

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (3) ◽  
pp. 98-105
Author(s):  
Elena Markova
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Commercial Banking ◽  
Banking Secrecy ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
Important State ◽  
State Functions

The article is devoted to the study of the regulation of criminal liability for crimes committed using electronic means of payment related to cybercrime in the legislation of certain foreign countries of the Romano-Germanic legal family. The article notes that the Romano-German legal system is significantly distinguished from other families not only by the fact that it possesses, due to historical traditions, many characteristics of the law of ancient Roman jurisprudence, but also by the legal peculiarities of criminal legislation on cybercrime. The relevance of cybercrime, its differentiation based on the Convention on Crime in the Field of Computer Information (ETS No. 185) and the peculiarities of the criminal regulation of crimes committed using electronic means of payment in Sweden, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, China and the Baltic States are noted. It is pointed out that the issues of combating such crimes are of particular importance in all countries of the Romano-Germanic legal family. Despite differences in the position of legislators with regard to the criminalization of acts committed by electronic means of payment, in all countries attacks on property are considered as attacks on the foundations of the State, and protection against such attacks is one of the most important State functions. It is noted that the criminal codes of most States include rules on computer fraud, computer theft; Obtaining information constituting commercial and banking secrecy through improper access to computer information (commercial, banking espionage); Extortion using computer equipment. It is stated that the first step towards criminal law protection of computer information, development of criminal legislation to counter economic cybercrime was taken in Sweden in the Law on Computer Crimes (1973).

scholarly journals ON THE ISSUE OF CRIMINALIZATION OF CRIMINAL ACTS RELATED TO THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-250
Author(s):  
E.R. Gafurova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
False Information ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The article deals with the issues of improving the Russian criminal legislation on toughening responsibility in the context of coronavirus infection. The author analyzes the effectiveness of measures to tighten criminal liability for violations of quarantine measures in order to counter the spread of coronavirus infection in foreign countries and presents proposals for improving Russian criminal legislation, taking into account the data of a sociological study conducted among citizens of the Russian Federation. In order to study the norms of criminal legislation introduced by Federal Law No. 100-FZ of 01.04.2020, on liability for the dissemination of deliberately false information about circumstances that pose a threat to the life and safety of citizens, examples of judicial practice are given. There is a promising tightening of legal liability in the context of the spread of coronavirus infection in Russia based on the experience of foreign countries.

scholarly journals Linear objects as real estate objects: legislative approaches of Russia and foreign countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-D) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Oleg R. Skopenko ◽  
Yuri N. Andreev ◽  
Denis N. Latypov ◽  
Anna Rudavina ◽  
Anna S. Shekhovtsova
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Linear Object ◽  
Russian Law ◽  
Definition Of

The purpose of the study is to theoretically develop the problem of attributing linear objects to real estate objects. To achieve this goal, a comprehensive analysis of Russian and foreign legislation was carried out in the framework of relations with linear facilities. At the same time, special attention is paid to the concepts and approaches related to the classification of linear objects as real estate objects in Russian law and in the countries of the Anglo-Saxon and Romano-Germanic legal systems. Considering the civil legislation of Germany, Russia, the USA and France, the authors concluded that there are no unified definitions of the concepts of "linear object" and "real estate"; only a listing of their types has been established. However, the declared concept can be identified based on the definition of the characteristics of real estate in these countries. In this regard, it can be argued that each country has its own understanding in assessing the concept of «linear object» and its attribution to real estate objects.

scholarly journals Protection of the labor rights, freedoms and social interests in the criminal law: experience of foreign countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Tetiana LYSKO
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Labour Rights ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Social Interests ◽  
Labour Legislation ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The analysis of certain points of the criminal legislation of the foreign countries, which provide protection of labour rights, freedoms and social interests, is made in the paper with the help of comparative legal analysis. Despite the quite wide legal regulation of labour relations in all countries in the world, the special criminal law protection of labour rights has remained a feature of "eastern" countries of the continental family of law mainly, the so-called post-socialist family of law. The analysis of criminal legislation of foreign countries regarding criminalization of the violation of labour rights of a person is conducted in the paper. Comparative-legal analysis allows defining general approaches to formation of labour rights of employees, including in the sphere of contractual relationship. The most similar and corresponding to the national criminal legislature are the Criminal codes of Spain an Polish Republic, which establish criminal liability for violation of not only labour legislation in force, but also conditions of individual labour acts (agreements, contracts etc.). It is stated in the text that the protection of labour rights in the modern legislation of foreign countries often has fragmentary, unsystematic nature. The violation of labour safety rules is most often regulated in the criminal legislation of foreign countries. Other types of violation of the labour legislation are regulated with arbitration under administrative or civil legislation. The drawbacks of the fatherland`s legislation are mentioned and the main positive improvements in this sphere after adoption of the Criminal Code of Ukraine in 2001 are emphasized. It was made the conclusion that the list of crimes against labour rights, which are provided by modern criminal legislations, is strong enough and has specific features. The list mentioned above could be the target for improving Ukrainian criminal legislation in certain cases. Therewith it is important to remember that formation of the legislation in the sphere of the protection of labour rights, freedoms and social interests directly depends on the development of the regulatory legislation. It is the clarity and certainty of blanket norms that will become the fundamental basis for the formation of effective criminal law protection of labour rights, freedoms and interests.

scholarly journals Criminal liability as a means of counteracting sanitary and epidemiological rule violations in a pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 03010
Author(s):  
Andrey Vladimirovich Makarov ◽  
Larisa Vladimirovna Makogon ◽  
Oleg Vyacheslavovich Firsov ◽  
Aleksandra Sergeevna Zhukova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The purpose of the study is a comprehensive analysis of the issues of the application of criminal liability as a means of countering violations of sanitary and epidemiological rules in a pandemic. The main idea of the study: the validity and expediency of amending the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation establishing punishment for violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules and criminalization of the spread of an infectious disease. A methodological toolkit is a set of methods, means and techniques with the help of which the criminalization of violations of sanitary and epidemiological rules in a pandemic is substantiated. The following methods were used in the work: hypothetical-deductive; dogmatic (formal legal analysis); description; comparative. The result of the work is the provision that in a pandemic, a necessary condition for ensuring national security seems appropriate to criminalize the spread of infectious diseases that pose a danger to others, which will make it possible to prosecute people who, deliberately or through negligence, have committed infecting a disease included in the category of dangerous to others. These recommendations are due to the noted problems in science and practice, including the results of comparative legal analysis. The novelty of the research lies in the substantiation of amending the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation by federal law. The amendments introduce stricter types of punishments, establish responsibility for the threat of a mass disease or people intoxication, and additions have been made in the form of a third part which provides for liability for violation of sanitary standards that inadvertently entailed the death of two or more people. The peculiarities of bringing to criminal responsibility for similar acts in certain foreign countries are also considered. There is a tendency to classify such crimes as terrorism-related.

scholarly journals New psychoactive substances as a modern threat agent to public health

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Vladimir Vasilevich Kukharuk
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Liability ◽  
New Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Legislative Policy ◽  
Legal Concepts ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
Different Content

Based on the international legal documents, this article presents an extensive description of the concept of new psychoactive substances (NPS), their quantitative and qualitative composition, and relevant classification. The data is provided on the level of illicit drug trafficking, as well as circulation and consequences of their use trough injection in the Russian Federation in relation to other countries. The author discloses the content of measures applied to control illegal trafficking of NPS and criminal liability in accordance with the legislation of foreign countries (peculiarities, differences, classification). Comparative legal method allows reviewing the provisions of the Russian legislation on prevention of illegal trafficking of the new potentially dangerous psychoactive substances. Attention is turned to the problem of the ineffective norms in the Russian criminal law; the approaches towards of its resolution and prevention are proposed. Analysis is conducted on the legislative policy of the use of generally recognized international legal concepts under an alias and with different content, as well as its impact upon the quality and development of criminal legislation.

scholarly journals Comparative Legal Analysis of the Criminal Law Liability for Improper Performance of the Professional Duties

2017 ◽  
pp. 91-96
Author(s):  
Шухратжон Хайдаров ◽  
Shuhratzhon Haydarov
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
Constituent Elements ◽  
Important Constituent

On the basis of the provisions of the criminal legislation of several foreign countries (Russia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Venezuela, United Kingdom, Germany, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, United States, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, France, Estonia, South Korea) the comparative-legal analysis of criminal liability for the improper performance of professional duties is given. The specific features of social relations – object of criminal law protection in the studied countries are determined. Public danger of these crimes is analyzed in the context of the constitutional right to life, health and integrity. The legal essence of concepts such as “failure to fulfill professional duties” and “improper performance of professional duties” is defined. The important constituent elements of criminal liability for the improper performance of professional duties in the studied countries are specified. The priority directions of improving norms of the criminal legislation are offered. The conclusion is made that the positive legislative experience of the countries under investigation can be applied in the criminal legislation of Uzbekistan.

On Introduction in Russia of the Institute of Criminal Liability for Legal Persons (Corporations)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Илья Власов ◽  
Ilya Vlasov
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Strict Liability ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Constitutional Tribunal ◽  
The Law ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
International Conventions

The number of European countries which have included into their national legislation the provision on criminal liability for legal persons (corporations) has been continuously growing. The following countries remain essential supporters of preserving criminal liability for individual guilt: Germany, Russia, Italy, and, may be, Poland, where after the adoption of the Law on Liability of Collective Entities for punishable offences, the Constitutional Tribunal in 1994 adopted the decision to consider this liability to be not criminal, but sui generis. Some Russian legal theorists were quick to support the tendency to recognize the practicability of introducing criminal liability for legal persons in spite of centuries-old traditions of liability for a personal guilt that is characteristic of the criminal law of the European continental countries. This can be explained by an excessive influence of the Anglo-Saxon common law countries, whose representatives went all out during the preparation of many international conventions to include into them the provisions that require establishing criminal liability for legal persons in national legislations of the European countries. But none of such conventions mentions the basis for criminal liability of legal persons. They fail to mention this fact, otherwise they would have to state that such liability suggests only strict liability. The author of the article tries to prove the irrelevancy of the above-mentioned type of liability in Russia with its rather effective administrative law and fairly solid provisions of the civil legislation which help to efficiently fight the damage incurred by legal persons (corporations) to different entities protected by the law. Introduction of the provisions on criminal liability for legal persons into the Russian criminal legislation touches upon the foundation on which all types of legal liability in this country are based on, as well as domestic centuries-old traditions, for it is not possible, without changing anything in the principal structure of the criminal responsibility, to simply include, without solid justification of the adopted changes, a new provision into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, in which only a range of criminal acts for which legal persons may be liable would be outlined, without indicating grounds for their criminal liability, in contrast with the grounds for the liability of physical persons.

The Formulation of Voluntary Intoxication in Continental Law

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 1398-1421
Author(s):  
Ayşe Özge Atalay
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Mens Rea ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
Actus Reus ◽  
Diminished Responsibility

The principle of contemporaneity, which means the actus reus and mens rea must coincide, constitutes the backbone of criminal liability. On the contrary, it is sometimes possible for an offender to commit an offence when she or he does not have the culpability required for the committed offence. The offender can create diminished responsibility through the intake of an intoxicating substance negligently or intentionally, even with the purpose of getting rid of the punishment. To punish such an offender, a legal concept has been developed which is termed as voluntary intoxication in the Anglo-Saxon legal system, while it has been called actiones liberae in causa in the Continental Europe. In this review, actiones liberae in causa, the formulation of voluntary intoxication in the Continental European legal system, will be explained in detail and some suggestions will be made for the application of these two concepts.

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