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Individualizarea răspunderii și pedepsei penale aplicate minorului
Individualization of liability and criminal unishment applied to minor

Author(s): Valentina Russu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Academia “Stefan cel Mare” a MAI al Republicii Moldova
Keywords: juvenile; criminal liability; criminal punishment; individualization;

Summary/Abstract: An important principle in criminal law is the individualization of criminal liability and punishment. According to this, at applying of the criminal law it must be taken into account the nature and the prejudicial degree of the committed crime, the person of the culprit and the circumstances of the case that attenuate or aggravate the criminal liability. The committing of a crime by a minor is a circumstance that mitigates liability, being even an exceptional one. Based on the particularities of the minor, the criminal law provides for them the application of a milder sanctioning regime. In this scientific paper we propose an analysis of the circumstances to be taken into account when solving criminal cases concerning minors. At the same time, it aims to explain the national legal provisions on the types and amount of criminal penalties applied to minors.

  • Issue Year: 1/2022
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 248-256
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English, Romanian