Criminal offenses against property: object, subject and types. Characteristic of illegal mercenary acts related to the seizure and (or) circulation of other people's property

Abstract

The lecture is devoted to general characteristic and prevalence of criminal offenses against property, their types are considered. The main attention is paid to illegal mercenary acts related to the seizure and (or) circulation of other people's property in favor of the perpetrator or other persons: their analysis is provided at the generic level; the signs of other people's property (physical, economic, social, legal) as subject of encroachment on property are considered; meanings of the terms «seizure», «circulation», «illegality», «gratuitousness» are found out; criteria for determining amount of real damage caused by encroachment on property are outlined; the moments of completion of acts depending on the form of their commission are marked; the signs of mens rea and delinquent of these offenses are given.