| Article | Mechanism of Injury to the Object of the Crime: Concept, Types, Criminal Legal Role |
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| Authors | Hutorova N. |
| Name of magazine | Legal journal «Law of Ukraine» (Ukrainian version) |
| Issue | 9 / 2015 |
| Pages | 128 - 135 |
| Annotation | Given the theory of recognizing social relations as the object of the crime, the mechanism of injury to the object of the crime is determined. Its types are identified and characterized, as well as its importance in criminal law is outlined. The mechanism of injury to the object of the crime results from the impact of certain type of socially dangerous act towards a particular element of the object of the crime. It results in harmful changes in the object. The following types of the mechanism may be differentiated: 1) the impact on the subjects of social relations; 2) the impact on their objects; 3) the impact on the social relationship between the subjects of social relations. Criminal legal importance of the mechanism of injury to the object of crime lies in the fact that it must be considered while criminalizing socially dangerous acts, as well as while imposing criminal measures on persons who commit crimes. |
| Keywords | mechanism of injury to the object of the crime, object of the crime, social relations, subject of criminal action. |
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