THE «VICTIM`S GROSS NEGLIGENCE» AS A CRIMINAL LAW CATEGORY

Abstract

The article analyzes of criminal-legal meaning of the concept of «victim's gross negligence», taking into account approaches of judicial practice, as well as theoretical provisions of civil law science. The author pays separate attention to cases of the victim’s gross negligence in crimes against the safety of production under section X of the Special part of Criminal code of Ukraine. The author emphasizes the problem to determine the assessment criteria of the victim’s gross negligence in criminal law