CRIMINAL ACT OF CAUSING BANKRUPTCY – SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS AND FEATURES

Economy, as the total of production, exchange, distribution and consumption, is a basis for functioning of every society. For this reason, the state is particularly interested in its smooth functioning by providing protection. The criminal law protection is just one aspect of that protection. The criminal offenses against economy are heterogeneous, since the relationships in which economic subjects enter by doing their activities are numerous and diverse. In this sense, their common characteristics cannot be discussed. However, since the totality of these relationships makes the economic system, it represents their common protection object. Due to the content diversity, the crimes of this group can be divided into subgroups, and one of these divisions could refer to general and special crimes against eco nomy. General criminal offenses can be committed in every branch of economy, and the special ones in certain branches. The criminal offense of causing bankruptcy belongs to a group of general criminal offenses against economy. Accordingly, the authors will point out the specific characteristics and basic features of the criminal act of causing bankruptcy