Criminal Law Articles
Analyses of key doctrines of Bulgarian criminal law, combining legal theory and practice with statutory sources and case law.
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Causation in Offenses Committed by Omission
The legal duty to act, preventability of the result, and the limits of proof
Mistake of Fact and Deviation in the Causal Process
The object of intent, negligence, and individualized attribution of a culpably caused result
The Continued Offense and Its Distinction from Real Concurrence
Unity of the offense, connections between acts, and consequences for legal classification
Co-Perpetration and Its Distinction from Aiding
Participation in the act of execution, shared intent, and individual responsibility
Voluntary Abandonment and Active Repentance in Bulgarian Criminal Law
Stage of the offense, prevention of consequences, and special incentive provisions
Self-Defense and Exceeding Its Limits
An immediate attack, necessary defense, and the significance of fear or confusion
Putative Self-Defense as a Form of Mistake of Fact
A mistaken belief in an attack and the limits of intentional and negligent liability
Individualized Sentencing for Multiple Offenses
Grouping convictions, the single most severe sentence, increases, and credit for punishment served
The Minor Case as a Means of Differentiating Criminal Liability
Comparative social dangerousness and the distinction from insignificance and mitigation
The Official as a Special Category of Offender
A functional criterion, official competence, and proof of personal participation
Necessity and Permissible Risk: Relationship and Distinction
The requirements of Article 13 and the special regime of justified economic risk under Article 13a of the Criminal Code
Preparation, Attempt, and Completion in Offenses Involving Complex Criminal Activity
Commencement of execution, unity of the offense, and the point of completion
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