ISSUES OF CONCERN IN THE AREA OF THE CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR INCITEMENT TO SUICIDE (ARTICLE 120 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE OF UKRAINE)

Author
, associate professor, Kharkiv, Pushinska, 77
, associate professor, Kharkiv, Pushinska, 77

In heading

 Law;

Signed print

 29.03.2021

Issues number

 2021-№1 (44)

Page

 118-142

Type of articles

 Scientific article

Code UDK

 343.614

ISSN print

 2411-5584

Abstract

 The article is dedicated to ascertaining issues of concern in the area of the criminal liability for incitement to suicide (Article 120 of the CCU). The authors have proven that Article 120 of the CCU “Incitement to Suicide” plays the important role in tackling the above-mentioned unlawful actions. Clarity and readability of provisions of this Article influence effectiveness of applying the criminal law. Having taken into account contemporary juridical literature, the authors analyse the content of the latest legislative novelties regarding elements of this criminal offense, consider contradictory issues concerned with qualification of incitement to suicide and distinguishing
it from overlapping crimes, and make recommendations for further enhancement of the criminal liability for incitement to suicide relevant to contemporary issues. The authors have indicated the content of new elements of the criminal offense regarding incitement to suicide. Article 120 of the CCU was amended by the Law of Ukraine No. 2292-VШ of 08 February 2018, which enshrines these new elements, namely “systematic unlawful coercion to actions contradicting the will of a victim”, “inducement to suicide”, “other acts abetting suicide”, etc. The authors have disclosed a number of problems related to preventing children suicides and analysed tendencies of the contemporary courtpractice concerning the qualification of incitement to suicide or attempted suicide.

Keywords

 criminal liability, suicide, incitement to suicide, blackmail, inducement to suicide

Reviewer

External reviewer

Article in PDF

 118-142

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Code DOI

 10.31359/2411‑5584‑2021‑44‑1‑118

28.04.2021