The subject of criminal liability in the Republic of Belarus

Abstract

The subject (perpetrator) is one of the obligatory elements of a crime. Actually, without his participation, a forbidden act cannot be committed. Criminal law defines the subject of a crime as the person who is able to bear criminal responsibility for the commission of forbidden acts stipulated by the penal code. Nevertheless, as the practice demonstrates, not every perpetrator bears criminal responsibility, because not everyone can do this. It is, therefore, necessary to consider what characteristics determine the ability of the perpetrator to bear criminal responsibility, who stipulates these characteristics, and what is their scope.