The Peculiarities of Qualification of Criminal Offences, Related to Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Cover Image

Nusikalstamų veikų, susijusių su narkotinėmis ir psichotropinėmis medžiagomis kvalifikavimo ypatumai teismų praktikoje
The Peculiarities of Qualification of Criminal Offences, Related to Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances

Author(s): Aurelijus Gutauskas
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Mykolas Romeris University
Keywords: narcotic substances; psychotropic substances; criminal liability; the qualification of crimes against drugs

Summary/Abstract: Today, a rapidly spreading drug addiction is one of the most relevant problems in Lithuania. It is possible to state without reservation that it has become a threatening social phenomenon. Drug addiction is considered to be one of the national threats. Trafficking in narcotic and psychotropic substances is being conducted on an international level, destroying states’ economic and political welfare. The use of these substances has a negative impact on human mental and physical health, ruins human personality and produces other negative effects. In the article bodies of criminal acts, namely, an object, a subject, an act, an entity, guilt and a purpose, set forth in Articles 259, 260 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania, are analysed.

  • Issue Year: 20/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 775-786
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Lithuanian