FEATURES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CRIMINAL PARTICIPATION TO SUICIDE IN FOREIGN CRIMINAL LAW

The article analyses the norm on criminal liability for inducing suicide and facilitating its commission, provided for in the legislation of foreign countries, in connection with the intensification of the activities of "death groups" in social networks. The correlation between the social danger of inducing suicide and facilitating its commission is analysed in detail. Examples of the qualification of these acts in aggregate are given, when their commission does not entail the suicide of the victim or his attempt, the artificial nature of such a combination is emphasized. The author comes to the conclusion that it is necessary to abandon the fragmentation of interrelated actions - inducing suicide and facilitating its commission — into two independent elements of crime in parts 1 and 2 of the article. As a matter of discussion, the issue of distinguishing the analysed acts from driving to suicide is investigated, the validity of the legislative decision on recognizing them as more socially dangerous is proved. A separate consideration in the article is given to the question of the nature of the deterministic relationship as part of the "effective" suicidal inclination and assistance in its commission. Contrary to traditional views, it is noted that the actions of a person who inclines or facilitates are a necessary (mandatory) condition for committing suicide, that is, they are in a causal relationship with him, and not in a causal one. When considering qualification issues, the author reveals the content of the concept of "attempted suicide", while critically evaluating proposals to replace it with "suicide attempt". The non-obvious signs of the analysed crimes (targeting and special purpose) are indicated, which make it possible to distinguish them from criminally unpunished acts. Finally, proposals are formulated to amend the criminal law norm.

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