Age of the Subject of Animal Cruelty: Comparative Legal Analysis
- Authors: Semenov K.P.1, Timina T.N.1
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- St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
- Issue: Vol 15, No 6 (2022)
- Pages: 238-244
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2072-3164/article/view/531676
- ID: 531676
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Abstract
The article is devoted to the critical analysis of the signs of age and sanity of the subject of animal cruelty. According to the current Russian criminal legislation, the lower age limit of the subject of animal cruelty corresponds to sixteen years. However, taking into account the preventive orientation of Article 245 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) "Cruelty to animals", its main task is to awaken in the consciousness of the subject the need for humane (not cruel) treatment of animals, which will prevent the formation of a criminal personality ready in the future transfer the experience of torturing animals to people in the form of committing violent crimes against a person. Expecting the fulfillment of such a high moral and educational task from the criminal law ban, the authors asked the question of justifying the possibility of reducing the age of the subject of ill-treatment.
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Konstantin Petrovich Semenov
St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Email: konsta-semenov@yandex.ru
Cand.Sci.(Law), Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Law St.Petersburg, Russia
Tatiana Nikolaevna Timina
St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Email: timina0505@mail.ru
Cand.Sci.(Law), Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Criminal Law St.Petersburg, Russia
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