Chapter V. Criminal liability. Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova
Excerpt from the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova
Article 50. Criminal Liability
Criminal liability is considered to be the public conviction, in the name of the law, of criminal acts and of the persons who committed them, a conviction that may be preceded by the coercive measures provided for by law.
Article 51. Ground for Criminal Liability
(1) The real ground for criminal liability is the prejudicial act committed, and the composition of the crime, stipulated in the criminal law, represents the legal basis for criminal liability.
(2) Only the person guilty of committing the crime provided for by the criminal law is subject to criminal liability.
Article 52. Component of the crime
(1) The totality of objective and subjective signs, established by the criminal law, that qualify a prejudicial act as a specific crime shall be considered as the component of the crime.
(2) The component of the crime represents the legal basis for the qualification of the crime according to a specific article of this code.
