Emotional or Affective Mental Processes, the Concept and Essence of Reduced Liability for Committing an Offense

In this paper we analyze the issue of reduced criminal liability of the active subject of the offense which is affected by a neuropsychological or mental disorder, because of which itsdiscernment was altered in the moment of committing the offense, provided by law. We present a thorough scan of this issue. The article also highlights the non-unitary practice of the Romaniancriminal legislation with the European traditional criminal legislation.