Determining or facilitating suicide in the criminal legislation of the Republic of Moldova and in that of the member states of the European Union: comparative law analysis

Abstract

In the context of the continuous improvement of art. 150 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova, the significance of receiving the positive legislative experience of the member states of the European Union in the matter of regulating criminal liability for determining or facilitating suicide increases. The purpose of the present study is to analyze art. 150 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova and the corresponding norms from the criminal laws of the member states of the European Union, in order to establish the similarities and differences between these norms and to formulate recommendations for the improvement of art. 150 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova. The methodological basis of this study is the method of comparative law and the method of systemic analysis. As a result of the conducted study, the benchmarks for the prospective harmonization of the provisions of Chapter II of the special part of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova with the corresponding provisions of the criminal laws of the member states of the European Union were outlined.