| Abstract [eng] |
The master's thesis, focusing on the criminal acts provided for in Article 259 of the Criminal Code of Lithuania, analyzes the problematic aspects of criminal liability and regulatory deficiencies related to the illegal possession of narcotic and psychotropic substances, examining international and national legal acts, the positions of Lithuanian and foreign scientists, the interpretations presented in court practice and comprehensively discussing the ineffectiveness of Lithuania's drug policy and criminal policy. The topic of the work is also analyzed in the context of possible changes in legal regulation. Analyzing the concept of narcotic and psychotropic substances, it is determined which substances are subject to criminal liability according to Article 259 of the Criminal Code of Lithuania. The discussion of international requirements in the field of drug control, the national drug control mechanism and the legal regulation models prevailing in the European Union states allows to evaluate the regulation of criminal liability in Lithuania and its effectiveness. Given that the amount of narcotic and psychotropic substances is the main criterion for differentiating criminal liability, the thesis focuses on problematic aspects and regulatory deficiencies related to the amount of narcotic and psychotropic substances. The analysis allows us to clarify the existing problems related to the determination, evaluation and regulation of the amount of drugs. The issue of the limits of the application of criminal liability in the context of Article 259, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Lithuania, which helps to reveal the unjustified differentiation of exemption from criminal liability in relation to alternative acts of disposition, is also discussed in this thesis. |
