MURDER MOTIVATED BY A JEALOUSY IN COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL LAW

Author(s): Slavkovich V.R.

Rubric: Criminal law and criminalistics

DOI: 10.21777/2587-9472-2020-3-77-88

Release: 2020-3 (25)

Pages: 77-88

Keywords: adultery, punishment, jealousy, criminal law, motive

Annotation: In the present article is considered the comparative approach to the murder caused by a jealousy. The legal regulation of this crime throughout history has been interpreted as a righteous punishment for adulterers, murder (with or without the possibility to mitigate a penalty) and in recent times it can take the form of aggravated murder. For these reasons legislations with various forms of this issue resolving are analyzed (ancient Rome, USA, France and Russian Federation). Jealousy is characterized by a complex psychological structure, because it is a set of mental suffering during the real or illusory adultery of loving person.

Bibliography: Slavkovich V.R. MURDER MOTIVATED BY A JEALOUSY IN COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL LAW // Journal of Legal Sciences. – 2020. – № 3 (25). – С. 77-88. doi: 10.21777/2587-9472-2020-3-77-88