LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Baudžiamasis procesas; Baudžiamoji atsakomybė; Baudžiamoji teisė; Nusikalstamų veikų kvalifikavimas; Nusikaltimų kvalifikavimas; Oficialumas; Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure crime offenses; Criminal liability; Formality; Qualification of offences.
ENRegardless of the regular grouping of the qualification of criminal deeds into formal and informal one, the grounds for such grouping has seen little attention in works of Lithuanian lawyers. The informal qualification of criminal deeds has not been investigated at all, whereas the formality of the qualification, which is fully-fledged from the legal point of view, has been related, as a rule, with the legal status of the subjects who perform such qualification. Such an approach no longer fits the current situation and does not meet the needs of criminal justice. The general concept of formality allows a broader treatment of legal formality, without relating it to a strict list of competent subjects. A more important point is the formal competence of such subjects to have a say in the qualification issues in a way so that it could give rise to legal effects not only as regards criminal law, but also the criminal procedure. Such a position has moved the dividing line between the formal and informal qualification of criminal deeds. A certain part of qualification, traditionally regarded as unofficial one, has found its way in the formal qualification. The new dividing line between these two types of qualification demands adaptation in the theory of qualification of criminal deeds. [text from author]