Historical development of criminal liability for bankruptcy offenses in the domestic legislation

Abstract

The article deals with the origin and formation of criminal responsibility for bankruptcy crimes. The author describes and analyzes the features of compositions of criminal bankruptcy and sanctions for their commission in the historical legal acts. With the support of scientific literature and judicial practice the solution of various problems of qualification of crimes in the sphere of bankruptcy in the historical perspective is demonstrated. In the process of historical analysis reveals a tendency to expand the range of subjects and the objective side of criminal bankruptcy. The author describes the gradual transition from private to public type of criminal prosecution of criminal bankruptcy with the development of legislation. The interrelation of bankruptcy proceedings and criminal prosecution is illustrated. A comparison with modern criminal liability in bankruptcy is made.