HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATION ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST MORALITY

Аннотация

The article presents the history of the development of criminal law on responsibility for crimes against morality. A comparative analysis of responsibility and punishment in relation to the types of crimes against morality and crimes committed in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient India, as well as states of the ancient period, among them: the criminal legislation of the countries of Athens , Rome, in addition, on the basis of codified provisions of the criminal law of medieval states. In addition, one of the historical monuments existing on the territory of our country is the Avesta, and with the spread of Islam that penetrated into the territory of our country, according to Muslim law, the issues of crimes against morality and responsibility were considered. Crimes such as prostitution, cohabitation, debauchery, polygamy, wife cheating, grave desecration are common types of crimes against morality from ancient times to the present day. In addition, as social relations develop, the types of crimes against morality are also expanding, from which we can distinguish such crimes as the destruction of historical and cultural monuments, the distribution of pornographic products, and animal cruelty. KEYWORDS Crimes against morality, prostitution, brothel maintenance, debauchery, treason, pornographic products, historical and cultural monuments, grave desecration, animal cruelty.