THEORIES OF "ADEQUATE" CAUSALITY AND "NECESSARY CAUSATION" IN CRIMINAL LAW
The paper examines the theory of «adequate» causality and its Russian counterpart - the concept of «necessary causation». The author concludes that these theories are both theoretically consistent and practical. Thus the task formulated on their basis over 150 years ago is still relevant and at present it could be specified by the following: а) to eliminate contradictions between the philosophy of causation and the criminal law ideas about it; b) to work out a study of causal relations which could be equally applied to different forms and types of criminal acts (crimes with material and formal components, etc.); c) to offer a scientific explanation for the existing law enforcement practice of defining causal relation; d) to offer a theoretically consistent and practical algorithm of evaluating the mechanism of causing socially dangerous consequences from the criminal law viewpoint.