Concept of tortious legal relations and their main features

The article is focused on studying the concept, content and essence of the definition of “tortuous legal relations”. The scientific works in the researched sphere have been analyzed. The author has indicated that there are gaps in the interpretation of the term of “tortuous legal relations” in its classical meaning and the place of this type of public relations in the legal system of Ukraine. It has been proved that most of scientific works do not reveal the meaning of this term, but its certain features were only indirectly analyzed in one way or another. The relevance and necessity of formulating the author’s definition of the term of “tortious legal relations” have been substantiated. The author has offered to understand this definition as relations regulated by legal norms arising in connection with the commission of an offense (tort), establishment of the tort’s fact, the use of state coercion during the process of bringing the subject of the committed illegal act to one of the types of legal liability, restoration of violated rights and freedoms and compensation for damage. Considerable attention has been paid to the novelties of national legislation on amendments to some codified acts of substantive and procedural law; the author has provided comments on the suggested amendments. It has been noted that the legislative enshrinement of the term of “criminal offense”, as well as the division of criminal offenses into crimes and misdemeanors and the selected criteria for such division is the most controversial. The components of the term of “tortious legal relations”, namely: the terms “tort” and “legal relations” have been revealed. It has been stated that tortious legal relations arise at the time of tort’s commission and are part of the legal relations. The issue of classification of legal relations and their features has been studied. Characteristic features of tortious legal relations have been revealed. It has been concluded that tortious legal relations, which are the component of legal relations and have all their features arise during the commission of a tort by a subject of legal liability.