Culpabilidad
| Author | Gianni Egidio Piva Torres/Roymar Ali Armas Graterol |
| Pages | 451-456 |
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| CAPÍTULO XXVI |
Culpabilidad
SUMARIO: 1. Definición de culpabilidad; 2. Las influencias del concepto tradicional de
culpabilidad; 3. Concepto dialéctico de culpabilidad (culpabilidad y prevención general);
4. Elementos de la culpabilidad; 4.1. Imputabilidad o capacidad de culpabilidad; 4.2.
Conocimiento de la antijuridicidad; 4.3. Exigibilidad de un comportamiento distinto.
1. Definición de culpabilidad
Conforme ALFONSO REYES E343 la culpabilidad: Es la ejecución de un
hecho típico y antijurídico por alguien que lo hizo como resultado de operación men-
tal en la que intervinieron consciente y libremente las esferas intelectiva, afectiva y
volitiva de su personalidad». Para VELA TR EVIÑO344 «es el elemento subjetivo del
delito y el eslabón que asocia lo material del acontecimiento típico y antijurídico con
la subjetividad del autor de la conducta.» Para la imposición de una pena, prin-
cipal consecuencia jurídica-penal del delito, no es suficiente con la comisión
de un hecho típico y antijurídico. Como se deduce de algunos del derecho
penal vigente en cualquier país civilizado, la comisión de un hecho delictivo,
en el sentido de un hecho típico y antijurídico, no acarrea automáticamente
una pena al autor de ese hecho. Existen determinados casos en los que el au-
343 REYES E ALFONSO. Derecho Penal Editorial Temis Bogotá Colombia. 2000.
344 VELA TREVIÑO SERGIO. Culpabilidad e Inculpabilidad. Teoría del Delito Edito-
rial: Trillas. Bogotá Colombia 2001.
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