Mukhortova M.V. Debatable questions of correlation of psychological and legal within understanding of the subjective side

Abstract: This article is dedicated to the analysis of the subjective side of a crime and guilt as its central category within criminal-legal and psychological aspects, determination of the controversial questions of the content of guilt and the subjective side, and the correlation between them. The essence of guilt is being examined through such intrinsic components of the inner psychological processes as conscience, will, reasoning, and intellect. The relevance of this research is justified by the fact that these issues are in high demand within the theory and practice of criminal law. The multifacetedness and controversy of the problem of psychological and legal within the content of guilt makes it complex, but at the same time prospective. Without allowing for excessive psycologization of the criminal law, the author nevertheless recommends to devote more attention to the psychological and social nature of the elements of the subjective side. For example, the author proposes a consensus in the resolution of the question of the correlation of psychological and legal in examination of the subjective side of a criminal act by using the psychological and sociological data as the methodological basis of the research.

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