scholarly journals SENTENCING SCOPES (RANGES) IN THE CRIMINAL CODE OF MONTENEGRO AND THE SENTENCING POLICY

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-112
Author(s):  
Darko Radulović ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Separate Part ◽  
Sentencing Policy ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
The Relationship

The fixing of sentence is one of the most important issues in both criminal law theory and practice. In a certain sense, all provisions of the criminal legislation are embodied precisely in the fixing of sentence. The fixing of sentence depends on the manner in which the legal sentencing scopes have been set normatively. This paper is dedicated to the analysis of the sentencing ranges in the Criminal Code of Montenegro. It first discusses the three systems of imposition of a sentence of imprisonment, and then the different models of sentencing scopes (closed, open and semi-open). This is followed by a presentation of the prevalence of said models in the criminal legislation of Montenegro in terms of the normative determination of individual sanctions in a separate part of the Criminal Code and its practical application. There is also an examination of the relationship between the legislative sentencing policy and the judicial sentencing policy.

scholarly journals Human Biomaterials, Organs and Tissues as Objects of Crime

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90
Author(s):  
Samvel Kochoi ◽  
Irina Grebenkina
Keyword(s):  
Regenerative Medicine ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
3D Print ◽  
Human Organs ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Criminal Legislation

During the fourth industrial revolution 3D print technologies became one of the prospective trends in regenerative medicine that offer new opportunities for treating people and conducting research; they make it possible to solve the problem of deficit of human organs and tissues for transplantation and, at the same time, to put an end to trade in human organs and issues. However, it is impossible to achieve the goals of regenerative medicine without settling a number of urgent civil and criminal law questions, and the presented study is devoted to searching the answers to these questions. The authors apply the methodologies of weighing the interests, legal analysis, unity of theory and practice, and legal axiology to discuss the questions of the legal regime of biomaterials, biosamples used for 3D-bioprinted organs and tissues, 3D-bioprinted organs and tissues themselves, as well as human organs and (or) tissues in criminal legislation. Based on this research, they suggest recognizing biomaterials, biosamples and 3D-printed organs as property and objects of proprietary interests by singling out their specific features. Since the development of additive manufacturing and 3D-printing is supposed to put an end to trade in human organs and tissues, the paper presents recommendations on improving the criminal law norms as a vital method of criminal law counteraction to the abovementioned crimes in general. Specifically, they formulate the idea on widening the object of crime in Art. 120 of the Criminal Code, present additional arguments regarding the possibility of recognizing human biomaterials, organs and (or) tissues as objects of crimes against property, as well as suggest supplementing Chapter 25 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with a norm on liability for illegal deals involving human biomaterials, organs and (or) tissues.

scholarly journals The Meaning of the Sign “Knowingness” in Establishing Intent

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Andrey G. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
Special Part ◽  
Soviet Time ◽  
Category Knowledge ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
The Relationship

The article, taking into account scientific opinions expressed by scientists at different times and the legislative definition of intent, analyses the characteristic “knowledge” which is used in many norms of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The study emphasizes the relationship between the boundaries of the legislative formula of intent, in particular its intellectual element, and the legal concept under consideration, and on the example of some crimes. The limits of reliability and admissibility of knowledge of certain circumstances within the category “known” and their impact on awareness of public danger and anticipation of socially dangerous consequences are considered. Special attention is paid to the importance of this concept in the structure of the intentional form of guilt and this is done in comparison with the criminal legislation of the Soviet time. The role of the category “knowledge” in ensuring the principle of subjective imputation and compliance with the prohibition of objective imputation in the context of the abolition of this category from criminal law is discussed. In the operative part of the article, it was suggested that the topic should be applied in criminal law.

scholarly journals IP protection by criminal law – A necessity for the development of science, technology, innovation and creativity in Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Vien The Giang
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Growth Model ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Ip Law ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Plant Breeders Rights

The paper attempts to clarify the relationship between the Criminal Code and Intellectual Property (IP) Law in determining whether an IP infringement is a crime. The results show that the determination of an IP crime as specified in 2015 Criminal Code (amended in 2017) is yet to reflect the connotation of IP as specified in 2005 IP Law (amended in 2009). This practice requires a supplement of “the plant breeders’ rights” for a comprehensive protection of IP. This requirement is of significance in creating a motivation for creative activities which contribute to the shift to technology-based growth model, innovation and creativity in Vietnam.

scholarly journals Various Approaches to Assessing the Methods of Stealing Cashless Money in the Modern Information Society

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 601-612
Author(s):  
Maria Tretiak ◽  
Liliya Ryabova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Modern Theory ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
Criminal Legislation

A wide spread of various illegal methods of stealing cashless funds using modern information technologies makes it necessary to search for more advanced approaches to assessing such actions. Specialists examine different approaches to determining methods of theft in the information environment and analyze the opinions of scholars presented in the doctrine of criminal law, as well as legislative and court statutes adopted during the whole period that the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation has been in force (from 1997 to 2020). The authors of the article pay special attention to the approaches of assessing the widespread methods of stealing cashless money in the theory, legislative sphere and practice. It is noted that current criminal legislation reflects a new approach to assessing theft in the information environment, developed on the basis of modern theory and practice. The authors point out that in modern criminal law theory there are three main trends in assessing the methods of stealing cashless money in the information environment. They are: criminalization of the new form of theft, new types of crimes in Ch. 21 or 28 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation; viewing this theft as a variety of traditional forms of theft and other acquisitive crimes against property; application of the existing norms of traditional crimes in Ch. 21 and 28 of the CC of the RF. The authors also note that in the period following the adoption of criminal legislation, the illegal acquisition of cashless funds in the information environment has been assessed differently: as a type of traditional theft by deceit in the form of fraud; as separate types of fraud depending on the method; as separate types of fraud depending on the method and theft. The authors conduct a detailed analysis of the contents of new criminal law norms and the developed theoretical (court) statutes, identify their positive and negative features, and present their own understanding of the effectiveness of the new approach to assessing online theft of cashless money incorporated in current criminal legislation.

COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE BREACH OF DUTIES OF THE JUVENILE PERSON UPBRINGING IN THE CRIMINAL LAW SYSTEMS OF RUSSIA AND INDIVIDUAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 159-167
Author(s):  
SVETLANA POMNINA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Legislation

Objectives: Particular issues of comparative analysis of the liability regulation for the breach of duties of the juvenile person upbringing in the criminal law systems of Russia and foreign countries are relevant to the theory and practice of criminal law. This reason is conditioned by the need of their in-depth study so as to improve Russian criminal legislation and to extend the practical application of the criminal law norms specified in the Article 156 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as well as to implement its preventive potential. Research methodology: Comparative legal study of the main categories and concepts used to accurately and correctly determine the constructive signs of the investigated criminal encroachment is done by dialectical, comparative, technical and logical methods. Summary: The article reveals the provisions on the specifics of the qualification of personal actions that consists in breach of duties of the juvenile person upbringing under the Russian criminal code. This reason demands a competent scientific and legal assessment upon the experience of their legal regulation in the norms of foreign criminal law. Conducted comparative analysis of criminal legislation, a synthesis of the views of individual scientists-lawyers are allowed to form a holistic view of the institution of responsibility for committing a crime under article 156 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and to identify the main problems that show up at the constructive tagging of this act. Within the framework of this article, a change of the norm wording of the Article 156 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation would be justified by the need to implement the particular provisions of the criminal legislation of individual foreign countries. Therefore, this action will help to increase the effectiveness of its application. Significance: The research provisions can be used for teaching of criminal law courses and for practical implementation of criminal nature of the offense.

scholarly journals Corporate Crime and Corporate Criminal Liability in Indonesia Positive Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Zulkarnain Zulkarnain ◽  
I Nyoman Nurjaya ◽  
Bambang Sugiri ◽  
Ismail Navianto
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Corporate Crime ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Criminal Policy ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
The Other ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
Corporate Criminal Liability ◽  
The Relationship

Corporate crime is a unique crime against which excellent deterrence should be combated. However, these efforts are inversely proportional to the criminal law policies that serve as the basis for their implementation. The KUHP, the key pillar of the statute, merely acknowledges natural persons as subjects of criminal law. And they do not regard companies as criminal law topics. Crime laws must also be renewed. On this basis, a criminal policy will be discussed in Indonesia about the criminal liability scheme. The results of studies indicate that criminalization of all types of corporate crime was regarded as a crime according to positive criminal law in Indonesia. The relationship between one and the other criminal code differs however. The Criminal Code notes that the crime modes sometimes perpetrated by the companies were considered a criminal offense but should be performed by a normal individual. In other words, it may be claimed that companies have not been considered subjects of criminal law by the Criminal Code. However, in some criminal law laws out of the Criminal Code, companies have been treated as targets of criminal legislation and should be responsible for their acts. In Indonesia, the criminal liability scheme introduced by the Positive Legislation seeks to identify and delegate hypotheses where the errors and the source of authorities they have are assessed. The requirements in one criminal law and the other, however, are comprehensively different. For instance, a criminal must not be the manager, but someone who does anything in or for the sake of a company and the act is carried out within the framework of a corporation. It is not, however, expressly specified by the draft Law on the Criminal Code that the criminal is convicted so as to understand that the criminal is not liable for the crime he commits because criminal liabilities were transferred to the company. The draft Criminal Code Act (RKUHP) has accommodated companies as subjects of criminal law and arranged procedures for criminal liability. It can be seen from the principle of the renewal of criminal law that future criminal law would regard business offences as criminal actions and that penal penalties will be imposed on the company. The established provisions clearly show that the model and philosophy embraced are the doctrines of vicarious responsibility, even though there are shortcomings in the model.

The Social Dangers Of The Crime Of Abuse Of Power Or Position: Problems Of Theory And Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 72-12
Author(s):  
Shukhrat Khodjievich Alirizaev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
Official Position ◽  
The Social ◽  
Position Article

The article deals with the theoretical problems of social danger of the crime of abuse of power or official position (Article 205 of the Criminal Code), its place in criminal law, its connection with other official crimes. It also analyzes the increase in this crime in public life, corruption offenses and the origin of crimes. Signs of these and other official crimes are highlighted. Qualification issues in the competition of general and special official crimes are analyzed.

scholarly journals Groźba popełnienia przestępstwa o charakterze terrorystycznym w ujęciu art. 115 § 20 k.k. – wybrane problemy wykładni

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Aneta Michalska-Warias
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Terrorist Threat ◽  
Special Part ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Relationship

<p>The paper discusses the concept of a terrorist threat in the light of Article 115 § 20 of the Polish Criminal Code. The author stresses the relationship between this term and the punishable threat described in the special part of the Criminal Code. The conducted analysis leads to the conclusion that the terrorist threat must be treated as a special type of the punishable threat and, as a result, many real terrorist threats may not meet the criteria of a forbidden act, e.g. because of the lack of an individualised victim. As a result, there appear serious doubts as to whether Polish criminal law meets the requirements of EU law referring to the criminalisation of terrorist threats and, therefore, the introduction of a new type of offence of a terrorist threat and some changes in Article 115 § 20 and Article 115 § 12 of the Criminal Code have been proposed.</p>

scholarly journals AGGRAVATING AND MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES CHARACTERIZING SUBJECTIVE SIGNS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 681-685
Author(s):  
V.I. Tikhonov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Special Part ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Subjective Side

The Institute of mitigating and aggravating circumstances is presented not only in the norms of the General part of the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation. The application of these circumstances in the construction of individual elements of a crime allows the legislator to differentiate the orientation of the criminal law influence in relation to a specific crime element or in qualifying the fact of life reality. In law enforcement practice, proving the subjective side of a crime often causes significant problems. At the same time, motivation and achievement of a specific goal of committing a crime can have both a mitigating and an aggravating effect. The subjective side has a significant impact not only on the design of the offenses of the Special Part of the Criminal Law, but also on the process of sentencing through legal regulation of circumstances mitigating or aggravating criminal punishment. In this regard, both general and mandatory features of the subject of the crime also affect the procedure for establishing guilt and determining punishment in accordance with the norms of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Of scientific interest is the study of the influence of the process of legal regulation of mitigating and aggravating circumstances in terms of the impact on this process of subjective signs of criminal behavior.

scholarly journals The Potential of Criminal Law in Protecting Labor Rights of Citizens (Using the Example of Article 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 836-844
Author(s):  
Michail Sagandykov ◽  
Galia Shafikova
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The One ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The relevance of the study is based, on the one hand, on high public danger of crimes in the sphere of labor relations and, on the other hand, on a very low interest of law enforcement, control and supervision bodies in these crimes. The authors show that modern criminal legislation in the sphere of protecting labor rights has a high potential in comparison with both Soviet and foreign criminal law norms. At the same time, this potential, primarily expressed in Chapter 19 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, remains untapped. Many norms, including Art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Violating the Equality of Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen», are virtually never used against discrimination in the labor sphere, although such discrimination is quite common. No such cases have been found in court statistical data, thus it is impossible to provide a comprehensive criminological description of these crimes. The norm of Art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is seldom used by law enforcers because it is legally ambiguous. In this connection the authors suggest complementing the disposition of Art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with such factors of discrimination as «age» and «marital status». The latter factor will make it possible to provide extra protection to pregnant women and women with children under three years old against unmotivated refusal of employment and firing. The authors argue that such actions of the employer should constitute an aggregate of crimes and should be punished simultaneously under Art. 136 and 145 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the authors think that it is not appropriate to make the disposition of Art. 136 a blanket one due to vague grounds for discrimination in special legislation, including labor legislation. The obtained results could be used for the improvement of Russian legislation based on theoretical research and the practice of law enforcement.

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