Some issues of compensation for moral harm in criminal cases in the event of death of a crime victim

Introduction: the article deals with issues related to recovery of money from a person who has committed a crime, in compensation for moral damage in favor of relatives of a deceased victim of a crime. Materials and Methods: empirical and theoretical research methods, including selection of facts, comparison and abstraction, scientific and analytical approach are used. Results: in criminal cases of crimes that result in the death of a victim, his/her close relative or close person are recognized as a victim, and in their absence or the impossibility of their participation in criminal proceedings, other relatives. These persons in the event of a claim for non-pecuniary damage are recognized as civil plaintiffs. Recovery of compensation for moral damage is justified by the loss of a close person and moral suffering incurred in this connection. However, a completely different approach is used by the courts in resolving civil claims of persons whose close person was injured as a result of a crime, and then died for a reason not related to the crime...