Technical regulations as an aggravating circumstance of negligent crimes in the road traffic

Driving a car or another vehicle involves a risk per se, but it is allowed since it is a necessary activity for society. However, the risk remains. That is the reason for demanding from drivers a duty of care. Nevertheless, how far should this duty go?In the present article, the author analyzes the ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Yon Ruesta, Róger
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/15580
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/15580
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Criminal Law
negligent crimes
objective attribution
duty of care
principle of legitimate expectations
constitutional principles
Derecho Penal
delitos imprudentes
imputación objetiva
deber de cuidado
principio de confianza
principios constitucionales aplicados al proceso
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Sumario:Driving a car or another vehicle involves a risk per se, but it is allowed since it is a necessary activity for society. However, the risk remains. That is the reason for demanding from drivers a duty of care. Nevertheless, how far should this duty go?In the present article, the author analyzes the precedent in negligent crimes in the road traffic.The author emphasizes that it is necessary to apply technical regulations, also taking into account other factors that may cause the risk, and not limiting the reasoning to understand that the drivers are the only guilty participants.