КРИМІНАЛЬНІ ПРАВОПОРУШЕННЯ ПРОТИ ЗДОРОВ'Я ОСОБИ: КРИТЕРІЇ ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ ШКОДИ
The article deals with the problem of determining the severity of bodily harm when committing criminal offenses against a person's health. In his article, the author raises a number of fundamental questions: what is the main object of crimes against human health and, accordingly, which human rights are protected by the provisions of Articles 121-125 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; whether the sanctions of these articles, as well as the criteria for the severity of bodily harm contained in the current legislation of Ukraine, as well as the practice of its interpretation and application, correspond at the moment to these objectives. The author, based on the analysis of the current legislation of Ukraine and the doctrine, substantiates the conclusions that the criminal law norms of Articles 121125 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine are aimed at protecting human health, which, according to the Constitution of Ukraine, together with his life is the highest social value. The author shares the point of view that it is human health, and not something else, that is the generic and direct object of the offenses provided for in Articles 121125 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. However, according to the author, now in the Criminal Code of Ukraine, health is considered as an object of legal protection, largely through the prism of the criterion of ability to work. Thus, the main criterion for determining the severity of bodily harm in the Criminal Code of Ukraine is the percentage of disability. Further, the author criticizes the use of "disability" as the main criterion for determining the severity of bodily harm. The author considers this criterion outdated and inconsistent with the modern paradigm of recognition and respect for fundamental human rights - in particular, the right to life and health, which cannot be placed on the same logical level with the right to work and the concept of "work ability". The author is convinced that such a social and economic criterion as ability to work is more consistent with the goals and objectives of civil and labor law than criminal law. The author considers that the proposal of scientists to replace the concept of "bodily harm " with a broader concept of "harm to health" is not unreasonable. The author considers it necessary to establish a legal presumption that bodily harm is accompanied by mental injury, hedonic damages (or loss of enjoyment of life). The author also draws attention to the discrepancy between the sanctions of Articles 121125 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine with the goal of protecting human life and health as the highest social value. ; Статтю присвячено проблемі визначення ступеню тяжкості шкоди, завданої здоров'ю, для кримінальних правопорушень проти здоров'я особи. Автор, на основі аналізу чинного законодавства України та доктрини, обґрунтовує висновки, що кримінально-правові норми статей 121-125 КК України спрямовані на охорону здоров'я людини, яке разом з її життям, за Конституцією України, є найвищою соціальною цінністю. Однак, на думку автора, наразі в Кримінальному кодексі України здоров'я розглядається як об'єкт правової охорони значною мірою крізь призму критерію «втрати працездатності». Автор також звертає увагу на невідповідність санкцій статей 121-125 КК України меті: охороні життя і здоров'я людини як найвищої соціальної цінності.