Myroshnychenko N. The age sanity in the criminal doctrine of Ukraine.

The thesis is devoted to theoretical and practical problems of juvenile criminal responsibility of persons who, during the commitment of a crime could not be fully aware of his actions because of mental retardation, which is not associated with mental illness. The basic provisions of the national and foreign legislation, as well as scientific point of view of different historical periods concerning the criminal liability of minors who fall behind in mental development are researched. The legal definition of age sanity, which contains its formula, is proposed, and the legal consequences of establishing the age sanity of minors is determined. In addition, the view of the necessity to clarify and reduce the number of crimes for which criminal responsibility is 14 years (Article 22 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) is stated by the author.