Regulation of Responsibility for Leaving in Danger Under the Legislation of Foreign Countries: Positive Experience and Significance for the Criminal law of Russia

The purpose of the given study is a comparative analysis of the development of criminal prosecution for identified cases of inactive crimes in the form of left fire in foreign countries with different legal systems. In the framework of consideration of this issue the authors point out the different approaches of the regulation of this criminal law institution in the countries of near and far abroad.

The presented investigation notes that the historical roots of responsibility for leaving in danger both in the countries of the near abroad and in Russia are the same in its origin, therefore the rules of taking the responsibility for the criminal inaction in in this question basically coincide with some exceptions.

Conclusions: The authors note a constructive approach to formulating the signs of this composition of a crime, particularly in Belarus and Kazakhstan, where the consequences in the form of death or serious harm are designated as qualifying. The article highlights the issues of regulating the institution of being left in danger in countries of far abroad. The authors figure out that the most effective system of regulation of responsibility for these crimes has developed in the countries of the Romano-Germanic legal system and suggest adopting positive experience to improve the Russian criminal legislation.