Complications in Classifying Suicide Incitement as a Crime

The article describes and evaluates Georgian legislation in comparison to foreign legislation, as well as, based on the practical analysis, highlights the critical elements of the actual composition leading to suicide and suicide attempt. The problem of identifying whether a crime leading to suicide...

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Main Author: Matua Nukri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Legal Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2023-0010
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description The article describes and evaluates Georgian legislation in comparison to foreign legislation, as well as, based on the practical analysis, highlights the critical elements of the actual composition leading to suicide and suicide attempt. The problem of identifying whether a crime leading to suicide, or a suicide attempt qualifies for prosecution before investigative bodies and national courts is the main concern. Because of this, the article analyzes topics covered by European and National Court judgments on human rights. The intricacies of the suicide investigation are explained based on the author’s personal professional and practical knowledge, likewise, the conditions that need to be proven all through the case investigations. This article provides an overview of the problems with the current legislative architecture, its weaknesses, and basic suggestions for improving them.
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spelling doaj.art-bfd6392c0fd54228847aa2272e7535342023-11-20T07:17:48ZengSciendoJournal of Legal Studies2457-90172023-12-013246455410.2478/jles-2023-0010Complications in Classifying Suicide Incitement as a CrimeMatua Nukri01Grigol Robakidze University, School of Law, Tbilisi, Georgia; Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Mtsheta-Mtianeti Police Department, GeorgiaThe article describes and evaluates Georgian legislation in comparison to foreign legislation, as well as, based on the practical analysis, highlights the critical elements of the actual composition leading to suicide and suicide attempt. The problem of identifying whether a crime leading to suicide, or a suicide attempt qualifies for prosecution before investigative bodies and national courts is the main concern. Because of this, the article analyzes topics covered by European and National Court judgments on human rights. The intricacies of the suicide investigation are explained based on the author’s personal professional and practical knowledge, likewise, the conditions that need to be proven all through the case investigations. This article provides an overview of the problems with the current legislative architecture, its weaknesses, and basic suggestions for improving them.https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2023-0010suicidesuicide attemptsuicidal behaviorsuicide investigation
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Complications in Classifying Suicide Incitement as a Crime
Journal of Legal Studies
suicide
suicide attempt
suicidal behavior
suicide investigation
title Complications in Classifying Suicide Incitement as a Crime
title_full Complications in Classifying Suicide Incitement as a Crime
title_fullStr Complications in Classifying Suicide Incitement as a Crime
title_full_unstemmed Complications in Classifying Suicide Incitement as a Crime
title_short Complications in Classifying Suicide Incitement as a Crime
title_sort complications in classifying suicide incitement as a crime
topic suicide
suicide attempt
suicidal behavior
suicide investigation
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2023-0010
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