| Abstract [eng] |
The thesis provides the analysis of regulation of criminal liability for aggravated theft in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 178 of the Lithuanian Criminal Code, reveals and makes proposals for eliminating the shortcomings in the regulation. Whereas corpus delicti of the aggravated theft also comprise elements constituting corpus delicti of principle theft, the thesis examines the concept of theft, reveals general elements of theft, covers certain debatable aspects of such elements and points out the types and corpus delictis of theft. The thesis focuses on revealing the corpus delictis of aggravated theft and the peculiarities of their construction: it provides the analysis of the historical development of norms regulating criminal liability for the aggravated theft during different periods of time in Lithuania, covers the peculiarities of corpus delictis of aggravated theft under the foreign criminal laws, emphasizes the advantages and disadvantages of constructions of corpus delictis of the aggravated theft in the valid Lithuanian Criminal Code and proposes options for improving such constructions. This scientific study explores all the elements aggravating theft provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 178 of the Criminal Code, reveals the content of each aggravating element, highlights the problems relating to enforcement of the elements in judicial practice and proposes options for addressing the problems. Each element aggravating theft is examined by drawing a comparison with analogous or similar elements aggravating theft under criminal laws of other countries, the concept of elements existing in the theory of criminal law and theoretical statements based on case law examples. The thesis also examines the punishability for the aggravated thefts and the peculiarities of case law in this field, analyses certain problems with the proportionality and consistency of sanctions imposed for such conduct and proposes ways of solving the problems. |
