PROBLEM OF SANITY IN FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY
The article discusses the central theoretical and practical problem which is solved within the framework of forensic psychiatric examination – the question of irresponsibility. The modern interpretation of irresponsibility is given, criteria of irresponsibility are analyzed as well as the groups of mental disorders which may cause the irresponsibility; the category of limited responsibility is indicated in connection with the introduction of Article 22 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.