For the question of whether the IOU can become the criminal object of robbery, the answer is as follows: whether the IOU can become the criminal object of robbery
Whether the IOU is the target of robbery should
First of all, we should clarify the legal nature of it. Although the IOU does not represent the ownership relationship, it is a kind of evidence of property rights that represents the relationship between creditor's rights and debtor's rights, is the evidence on which to claim rights, and has the same economic value as the recorded creditor's rights and debtor's rights. Therefore, the act of robbing the IOU actually hinders the creditor from claiming rights, but does not eliminate the relationship between creditor and debtor.
Secondly, it is necessary to see whether such evidence of property rights is directly related to the acquisition and loss of property itself. Although from the perspective of civil law, robbery of IOUs is an act of infringement of creditor's rights, from the perspective of criminal law, if the IOUs are lost, it is difficult for creditors to recover their rights, and it is difficult to realize their legitimate rights. Therefore, the act of robbery of IOUs also substantially infringes the property rights of creditors. Therefore, criminal responsibility should also be investigated for robbery, which also conforms to the object requirements of robbery.
According to Article 263 of the Criminal Law, robbery refers to the act of forcibly taking public or private property away from the owner or custodian of property by violence, coercion or other means for the purpose of illegal possession. The crime of robbery stipulated in our criminal law infringes not only tangible property, but also the legal ownership of public and private property.