The criminal liability of an аssisted suicide in England
( Pp. 218-221)

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Serebrennikova Maria Sergeevna aspirant kafedry ugolovnogo prava i kriminologii
Moscow state University named after M. V. Lomonosov
Moscow, Russia
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Abstract:
In this article, a criminal law study of the institution of assisted suicide in England, as one of the debate issues of modern jurisprudence, is carried out. The author presents a critical analysis of the positions of supporters and opponents of the legalization of assisted suicide in England, the provisions of this work are illustrated by examples from judicial practice. The concept of “encourage suicide” is studied under the criminal law of England, which, according to the author, contains such provisions as: “declination”, “persuasion” and “assistance”. The purpose of the article. To analyze the theoretical principles of the Institute of Assisted Suicide. To analyze the development trends of public relations and the criminal law of England on this issue. To give a legal assessment of the bills on assisted suicide, received in the British Parliament in different years. To consider the results of statistical studies on the subject of respondents' attitudes to legislative fixing of the norm allowing assisted suicide. Methodology and methods: the author used the methods of deduction, induction, analysis, synthesis, as well as historical and comparative legal methods. Conclusions: The problem of the criminalization of assisted suicide is one of the urgent today. Assisted suicide is qualified as murder, which entails criminal punishment. The author of the study, relying on the results of sociological studies, doctrines in the field of criminal law and judicial practice in specific criminal cases, comes to the conclusion about the decriminalization of the institution of assisted suicide, its legalization and careful legislative regulation. According to the author, the ban on assisted suicide contradicts public opinion, necessity and relevance, as well as human rights. Scope of the results: this article may be of interest to students of higher educational institutions: bachelors, undergraduates, graduate students, as well as researchers interested in this area of criminal law.
How to Cite:
Serebrennikova M.S., (2020), THE CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF AN АSSISTED SUICIDE IN ENGLAND. Gaps in Russian Legislation, 3 => 218-221.
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Keywords:
Assisted Suicide, Suicide, English criminal law, English Parliament, criminal law, criminal liability, qualification, decriminalization, eugenics.


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