Types of administrative penalties and criminal penalties, as a basis for classification of administrative offenses and misdemeanors Cover Image

Виды административных взысканий и уголовных наказаний, как основания для отнесения административных равонарушений к уголовным проступкам
Types of administrative penalties and criminal penalties, as a basis for classification of administrative offenses and misdemeanors

Author(s): Nikolai Sambor
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Criminology, Penal Policy
Published by: Baltijas Starptautiskā akadēmija
Keywords: administrative offense; criminal offense; crime; administrative penalty; criminal penalties; the execution of penalties and punishments; community service; correctional work;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses different approaches to differentiation of administrative and criminal offenses. The reason for this distinction was the reform of the criminal procedural legislation of Ukraine, which introduced a new ground of criminal liability - criminal offense. The author analyzes different doctrinal approaches to differentiation among administrative offenses and misdemeanors. The author defends the point of view that administrative penalty is a form of criminal punishment. Such signs of illegal acts as public danger and the way of imposition of penalty may be grounds for distinguishing between administrative offenses and criminal offenses.

  • Issue Year: 38/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 4-14
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian