Retrospective analysis of the liability for criminal offenses against individual’s life and health

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of the retrospective analysis of the responsibility of criminal offenses against life and health. The author highlights the historical development of legislation in the field of liability for criminal offenses against life and health. It has been established that the first stage in the formation of legislation in the field of liability for criminal offenses against life and health of a person is the period of customary law, but the process of legislation is currently underway in the study area. In particular, the last significant changes in the domestic criminal law took place on June 17, 2020, in connection with which criminal offenses began to be divided into crimes and criminal offenses. The author proved the relevance of the research topic, as criminal offenses against life and health of a person account for 20% of the total number of criminal offenses. Emphasis is placed on the need to review the type of punishment and to attribute certain criminal offenses to crimes, in particular such criminal offenses as beatings and beatings and light bodily harm. This is arguably confirmed by the author in the article, as taking into account the historical development and the retrospective aspect of the formation of liability for criminal offenses against life and health. In particular, this is confirmed by the fact that the previous version of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (1960) provided for criminal liability in the form of imprisonment for the commission of these criminal offenses. In addition, in most developed foreign countries, these criminal offenses are recognized, in accordance with the sanction, a crime. The solution to this problem, according to the author, is proposed by amending the relevant regulations governing the liability of criminal offenses against life and health.