Structure Planning and Legislative and Textological Interpretation of the Theoretical Model of the Chapter "Causing Harm in Exceptional Situations"

The theoretical model (TM) of the Chapter "Causing Damage in Exceptional Situations" was developed in accordance with the legislative and textological approach taking into account the author's concept of the elements of causing damage eligibly in exceptional situations. The normative text of the Chapter TM of the Criminal Code based on a new conceptual approach has a number of structural features in comparison with the criminal law provisions enshrined in Chapter 8 of the Criminal Code of the RF: the text of the Chapter TM is structurally organized owing to presentation of provisions of the institute of damage infliction in the form of two parts - the first parts of articles identify the elements of legitimate damage infliction to the interests protected by law, the second parts contain provisions providing for responsibility for excess; unified elements of legitimate damage infliction act as structural elements of drafted amendments; the provision on necessary defense against attack that is not life-threatening contains an element that clarifies the explicitness of inconsistencies between defense measures and the gravity of intrusion; the author enunciates a note that contains a definition of exceptional situations, enumerates their types, provides the definition of non-punishable excess, envisages applicability of provisions on necessary defense and detention of an offender for individuals who have not attained the age of criminal responsibility and individuals with mental disorders excluding sanity; in order to achieve consistency between provisions of the General Part (Articles 37, 38 of the Criminal Code of the RF) and the Special Part (Articles 108,114 of the Criminal Code of the RF) the author suggests that a premeditated murder and intentional infliction of grave injury or injury of average gravity to an offender should be treated as a punishable excess. The basis of the framework structure of the draft chapter on causing harm in exceptional situations contains: new structuring of drafted amendments, using for structuring provisions descriptive and special elements of legitimate (not criminal) damage infliction, forming definitions in notes, strengthening consistency and accuracy of the language, as well as differentiation of damage infliction to the rights and legitimate interests into legitimate (not criminal) and illegitimate (excessive)

damage infliction in exceptional situations, elements of legitimate damage infliction, types of exceptional situations, structural peculiarities of amendments, text-oriented approach to structuring, legitimate damage infliction, not criminal damage infliction, punishable excess, notes as structural units of a normative text

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