Comparative analysis in the field of customs offenses and criminal regulations in certain states in relation to the legislation of the Republic of Moldova Cover Image

Comparative analysis in the field of customs offenses and criminal regulations in certain states in relation to the legislation of the Republic of Moldova
Comparative analysis in the field of customs offenses and criminal regulations in certain states in relation to the legislation of the Republic of Moldova

Author(s): Octavian Pasat
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative
Keywords: customs offence; criminal provisions in criminal laws of foreign states; smuggling; evasion of customs payments.;

Summary/Abstract: The study tries to highlight the specificity of the criminal laws of foreign states in the area of customs criminalization. The author discusses the criminal regulations in the laws of some Western European, Central European, Asian states, as well as in the legislation of some ex-Soviet states. The analysis carried out aims at: investigating the incriminating framework in the field of criminal offenses in the criminal law of some foreign states; determining the similarities and differences between criminal laws under analysis; identifying the legal problems by comparing the incriminating framework registered in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova with those included in the criminal laws analyzed; taking good practice. Different research methods were used in the study, including: analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction. However, the most used methodwas comparative considering the specifics of the subject under investigation. In order to intensify the fight against the phenomenon of crime in the customs sphere, some proposals have been advanced to improve the legal framework of incrimination. All this is a consequence of taking good practices from the comparative analysis of criminal regulations in the field of customs offenses.

  • Issue Year: 7/2017
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 101-117
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English