

The criminal code of the Republic of Belarus has task protection of the world and safety of mankind, person, its rights and freedoms, property, the rights of legal entities, the environment, public and state interests, the constitutional system of the Republic of Belarus, and also the established law and order from criminal encroachments. The criminal code of the Republic of Belarus is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and the conventional principles and rules of international law.

The new laws providing criminal liability are subject to inclusion in this Code.ģ. This Code is the single penal statute existing in the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Criminal code of the Republic of Belarus determines what socially dangerous acts are crimes, fixes the bases and conditions of criminal liability, establishes punishments and other measures of criminal liability which can be applied to the persons who committed crimes, and also enforcement powers of safety and treatment concerning the persons who made socially dangerous acts.Ģ. * Parts of Articles and notes (except for having one part) in this Code are numbered by the Arab figures with point, Items of parts of Articles - the Arab figures with bracket.ġ. Criminal code of the Republic of Belarus * It is accepted by the House of Representatives on June 2, 1999Īpproved by Council of the Republic on JGeneral part Section I.
