Responsabilidad penal por proporcionar información inexacta sobre la propagación de la epidemia de Covid-19

Keywords: pandemic, epidemic, inaccurate information, misinformation, criminal liability

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify problems related to the establishment of criminal liability for providing inaccurate information about the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, and propose the ways to solve them. To aim involved the following methods: systemic approach, descriptive statistics, comparative approach, descriptive analysis, pragmatic approach, and forecasting. The effectiveness of health authorities’ response to outbreaks of diseases depends on the completeness and accuracy of the information   disseminated. In fact, national legislations do not provide criminal liability for providing inaccurate  information about the epidemiological situation in a pandemic. Therefore, there is a need to develop Interim Guidelines to ensure the accuracy of information on the epidemiological situation in a pandemic. A rule that criminalizes the provision of inaccurate information or the dissemination of inaccurate information about the incidence in an epidemic and/or pandemic, should be one of the rules on liability for crimes  against national security, and should be punishable by imprisonment for a certain period and deprivation of the right to hold certain positions and engage in certain activities. This study is not exhaustive and opens up prospects for further research in this area.

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Author Biographies

Andrii A. Danylevskyi, Donetsk Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

PhD in Law, Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Donetsk Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

Mykhailo A. Akimov, National Academy of Internal Affairs

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor of Criminal Law Department, National Academy of Internal Affairs. Ukraine.

Vladyslav I. Kutsenko, Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University

Candidate of Economic, Associate Professor of Department of Civil and International Law, Law and Management Institute, Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. Ukraine.

Oleksandr I. Savka, Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Ukraine

Candidate of Law, Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure , Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Ukraine.

Tetiana Ye. Leonenko, Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University

Doctor of Law, Head of the Department of Criminal, Civil and International Law, Law and Management Institute, Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. Ukraine.

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Published
2021-12-16
How to Cite
Danylevskyi, A. A., Akimov, M. A., Kutsenko, V. I., Savka, O. I., & Leonenko, T. Y. (2021). Responsabilidad penal por proporcionar información inexacta sobre la propagación de la epidemia de Covid-19. Political Questions, 39(71), 245-266. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.3971.12
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Derecho Público