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Liability for Insolvency (Bankruptcy) of the Debtor in Russia from the 18th to the 21st Centuries

Received: 17 September 2021     Accepted: 27 December 2021     Published: 31 December 2021
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Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of legal responsibility in the field of insolvency (bankruptcy) in Russia during the period from the 18th century to the present day. Within the framework of the study, the author has analyzed peculiarities of the legal norms of Tsarist Russia regulating the liability in the sphere of insolvency (bankruptcy) and considered the categories of debtors. The choice of this historical period is determined by the significant complexity of economic relations and the simultaneous improvement of the legislative sphere, that took place at that time. The article describes the procedure and features of the application of each independent type of insolvency. Additionally, the author describes the Soviet period of the legal regulation of the bankruptcy. The features of unfortunate, negligent and malicious insolvency (bankruptcy) are examined in the article. The author studies the current legislation, which differentiates the debtor’s liability for insolvency (bankruptcy) into criminal, administrative and civil, and highlights the correlation between these types of liability. In addition, the author has carried out a comparative study of legal liability in the sphere of bankruptcy with the help of historical method, identified causes and gaps of legal regulation of liability issues for debtor’s insolvency (bankruptcy).

Published in International Journal of Law and Society (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijls.20210404.18
Page(s) 306-309
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Keywords

Bankruptcy, Debtor, Insolvency, Vicarious Liability, Criminal Liability, Fraudulent Bankruptcy

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    Pavel Kurkin. Liability for Insolvency (Bankruptcy) of the Debtor in Russia from the 18th to the 21st Centuries. Int J Law Soc. 2021;4(4):306-309. doi: 10.11648/j.ijls.20210404.18

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  • Department of Criminal Proceedings, State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation

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