The article considers basic theoretical approaches for understanding of an essence of a qualification error in offenses, classification of these errors, causes and ways to correct the qualifying errors. It is underlined that the qualification errors are limited by the framework of criminal law. The subjects of such errors are investigators, prosecutors and judges, and the qualification errors’ reasons are objective (a large number of evaluative concepts, lack of wording clarity of the specific criminal legal norms) and subjective (incomplete investigation circumstances of a crime, wrong assessment of collected evidences, etc.) factors, while the error correction by means of application of prosecutor´s supervisory measures or by judicial practice depends directly on the subject and the factors of the qualification error and limited by the Criminal Procedure legislation character. The author concludes that careful consideration of the causes and the conditions for the approval of qualification errors, as well as their correction by the subjects of qualification and applied organizational and legal measures, aimed at eliminating their causes, together are the key to ensure legality in criminal law and rights and freedoms.
qualification of offenses, error, application of criminal law, justice.
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