THE PRINCIPLE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR GUILT AND THE SUBJECT OF THE CRIME

Abstract

This article analyzes the principle of responsibility for guilt in criminal law and its relationship with the subject of the crime. The author, highlighting the theoretical and practical aspects of the principle provided for in Article 9 of the Criminal Code, emphasizes the significance of such additional features as intentional and negligent forms of guilt, as well as motives, goals, and emotional states. The article provides a comparative analysis of the philosophical and legal essence of guilt, its difference from the concept of guilt, as well as approaches to foreign legal systems, in particular, German criminal legislation. As a result, it has been scientifically substantiated that in criminal law guilt is considered as a combination of subjective and objective elements, and the subject of the crime is the main bearer of guilt. The author assessed the principle of responsibility for guilt as a decisive factor in determining criminal liability in close connection with the legal, social, and psychological characteristics of the individual.