Material and intangible values subject to compensation to a victim of crime in criminal proceedings of the Russian Federation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Abstract

Using the analytical method, the article discusses issues related to compensation for property damage, moral damage and damage to business reputation caused by a criminal act. To understand the essence of property damage, the following signs of property subject to criminal usurpation are distinguished: physical, legal, and economic. This classification of the attributes of the property makes it possible to determine its legal understanding to create the conditions for compensation for material damage caused by a crime. The hypothesis that corporate reputation is an integral element of a concept such as "moral damage caused by a crime" has been demonstrated. This makes it possible to express the idea of the need to unify the understanding of the essence of moral damage and the possibility of including in its content the damage to the business reputation, as well as a unified approach to the procedure for its compensation in case of a criminal offense. It is concluded that the damage to the business reputation and the moral damage are the same in their essence and content, therefore, when compensating for the damage caused to the business reputation, the rules on compensation for moral damage apply.