Bimbinov, A.A. Violent sex crimes in the CIS states

Abstract: The article includes analysis of the norms providing for the criminal responsibility for the violent sex crimes in the CIS states. The author views component elements of the crime of “Sodomy” in the legislation of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, providing the fundamentals for decriminalizing the voluntary sodomy of grownup persons. Then the article provides results of comparative legal studies of the norms of criminal legislation of the CIS states on responsibility for non-violent crimes against the sexual integrity of the juveniles. Based upon uniting the most successful provisions of the Criminal Codes of the CIS states, the author provides his own version of the unlawful sexual intercourse and other sexual activities with a person under 16 years of age. The analysis of the component elements of crime of “sexual abuse” showed the dependency between its objective elements and the objective elements of the crime of “Sexual intercourse or other sexual activities with a person under 16 years of age and (or) prior to sexual maturity”. The author provides detailed evaluation of age criteria for the victims and subjects of non-violent sex crimes, noting significant shortcomings and the ways to overcome them.

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