Liability for debtor’s insolvency (bankruptcy) in Russia from 18th to 21st centuries

Abstract

The article is devoted to the examination of legal liability in the sphere of insolvency (bankruptcy) in Russia during the period from 18th to 19th centuries. Within the framework of the study, the author has analyzed peculiarities of the design of the legal norms of Tsarist Russia regulating liability in the sphere of bankruptcy and considered the categories of debtors. The author examines the current legislation dividing debtor’s liability for insolvency (bankruptcy) into liability under criminal, administrative and civil law, highlights the correlation between the types of liability in question. In addition, the author has carried out a comparative study of legal liability in the sphere of bankruptcy with the help of historical method, identified causes and gaps of the legal regulation of liability issues for debtor’s insolvency (bankruptcy).