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Duty violation and primary criminal participation. Critical approach of the doctrine of deed-control

Authors

  • Urs Kindhäuser Catedrático y Director del Instituto de Derecho Penal de la Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Profesor honorario de la Universidad de Piura. Doctor honoris causa en la Universidad de Huánuco

Abstract

The article critically reviews the so called "doctrine of deed-control"(Tatherrschaftlehre), arguing that it cannot offer a plausible criterion for the attribution ofprimary criminal responsibility. After setting forward a different conceptual proposal,grounded on a the notions of norm, duty and action, the article examines the way inwhich such a model can help to clarify the structure of more complex forms of criminalresponsibility, including not only the complete realm of complicity but also criminalnegligence.    

Keywords:

deed-control, norm, action, duty, complicity, negligence