VICTIM’S CONSENT TO HARM AS A CIRCUMSTANCE OF DIFFERENTIATION OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND PUNISHMENT

This article discusses issues related to the the impact on the criminal liability of a victim’s consent to harm her personal non-property rights, in particular the right to life and health. The article considers the legal consequences of consent of the victim to acts that may be qualified as criminal, with an analysis of judicial practice when such consent has an impact on the gravity of the wrongful act or eliminates the crime. The author explores existing gaps in legal practice, emphasizing the importance of taking into account the public danger of the act and the individual rights of the victim. The influence of social and ethical norms, as well as international experience on approaches to issues of consent and criminal responsibility is analyzed. As a result of the scientific research, problematic issues of differentiation of criminal liability taking into account the victim’s position were identified and proposals for regulating the questions of victim consent in criminal law were developed.

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