Problem aspects of qualification of mother’s murder to his newborn child

The article provides a criminal description of a privileged type of murder is the premeditated murder by the mother of her newborn child. The aim is to solve the problems of law enforcement for the correct qualification that exist in modern criminal law. The study focused on the main problematic aspects that are inherent in article 117 of the Criminal Code. Considerable attention is paid to the establishment of subjective and objective features that are inherent in this criminal offense. An inspection of the object of the crime under article 117 of the Criminal Code, which is only a person who has a special relationship with the child. The article lists the subjects who may have this connection. Problematic issues related to the time of the murder of the mother of her newborn child as an important element of the objective side were analyzed. The main problem was to clarify the time of the murder during child-birth and after. To achieve this goal was studied not only legal norms but also medical practice. The article analyzes the opinions of various scholars who have considered the period of time required to commit this criminal offense. Also in the article we paid attention to another point of discussion about an essential element of the subjective side, such as the presence of a special psychophysical state of the mother. To determine it, an analysis of the relevant rules was carried out and case law was considered. Taking into account the experience of foreign countries, we evaluated other experience and compared it with Ukrainian legislation. In addition, attention is paid to the question of the subject’s intent and the moment associated with its occurrence. In order to accurately understand the content of the crime provided for in article 117 of the Criminal Code, it was separated from the crime provided for in Part 3 of article 135 of the Criminal Code. A mother’s endangerment of a newborn child if it has caused death or other serious consequences is very similar to the murder of the mother of her newborn child, but they are different. At the end of the article there is an own opinion on possible changes in the legislation and a more detailed clarification of all necessary aspects for further correct classification of the crime.