Keyword: «essence of criminal responsibility»

Understanding of criminal responsibility as a measure of coercion to persons who have committed a crime, for a long time remained traditional in the theory of criminal law. At the same time, modern realities allow us to talk about the transformation of the category of “responsibility”, as evidenced, in particular, by the use of emergency legislation by the state, the introduction of biotechnology and artificial intelligence capabilities, as well as the prevalence of criminal policy over criminal law in solving the tasks of combating crime.