The history of the development of criminal responsibility for the murder of a newborn child by a mother

In the article, the author analyzes the history of the development of criminal responsibility for the murder of a newborn child by a mother. Without knowledge of history, without a deep retrospective analysis of any legal institution, it is impossible to imagine ways to further improve it. This also applies to the institution of the murder of a mother of her newborn child. This article attempts to investigate the evolution of criminal responsibility for the murder of a newborn child by a mother. To this end, the main historical legislative acts devoted to the regulation of the criminal legal fight against this act are analyzed.

The problem of this type of murder is extremely relevant. There are several positions in the world doctrine of criminal law regarding Article 100 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which provides for reduced criminal liability for this crime. According to others, its presence is advisable, but it requires improvement, and according to others, it is subject to exclusion, and those guilty of such a murder should be criminally liable on general grounds for qualified murder.

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