CRIMINAL CODE OF LIECHTENSTEIN (GENERAL PART): CONCEPTUAL BASICS AND CHARACTERISTICS
The article analyzes the main source of criminal law of the Principality of Liechtenstein dated 1987. While performing the research special attention has been paid to the structure of the General Part of the Criminal Code, its sections and basic legal institutions and norms. The thoroughly elaborated general part of the Criminal Code of Liechtenstein consists of eight sections. The author considers the principles of criminal unlawfulness, terms of criminal liability for omissions, and so on. While analyzing the concept of a criminal act the author emphasizes that it involves felony and misdemeanor. In this case, the first group includes intentional acts punishable by life imprisonment or imprisonment for a term exceeding three years. All other criminal acts, including those committed by negligence, are considered misdemeanors. While considering forms of guilt the author emphasizes that under the Criminal Code of Liechtenstein only willful act is punishable unless provided otherwise by law. Analyzing the criminal consequences of the act, the author pays special attention to its double-track nature: alongside with punishment there exist preventive measures. The penal system is not characterized by diversity of measures since it includes only two major penalties: imprisonment and fine. The article carries a detailed account of rules concerning giving penalties. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of section 7, which contains provisions on the scope of the Criminal Code, i.e. regulates the application of the law in terms of time, space and group of persons; and section 8, which explains the terms used in the Criminal Code of Liechtenstein.