scholarly journals Sexual harassment: criminological grounds and criminal law powers

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 03015
Author(s):  
Sergey Anatolyevich Denisov ◽  
Konstantin Petrovich Semenov ◽  
Ekaterina Nikolaevna Aleshina-Alekseeva ◽  
Arseny Alekseevich Kiryanov ◽  
Anton Vladimirovich Kryukov
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Sexual Relations ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
Forensic Scientists

The objective reality of social interaction demonstrates the further development of social relations in various aspects of human existence, which gives rise to new contradictions that require resolution, including legal regulation by the norms of various law branches. There is a need to establish the limits for the subject’s legally acceptable behaviour, upon reaching which the area of deviations begins. Sexual harassment is one of such problems emerged at the end of the 20th century. Many foreign countries faced with this social phenomenon have recognized the criminality of sexual harassment in continuation of the chosen political trend towards liberalization of sexual relations. Similar trends are also observed in Russian society. They are practiced both at the level of discussions within the doctrinal environment and at the legislative level. Concerned about the seriousness of the problem and armed with the results of sociological research, Russian forensic scientists are engaged in developing a concept for the criminalization of harassment. The purpose of this work is to study the criminological grounds for recognizing the wrongfulness of sexual harassment and to consider the current criminal law powers against harassment in order to confirm the need to criminalize this phenomenon or to deny it. To achieve this purpose, the opinions of domestic and foreign researchers were studied, a rather-legal analysis of the domestic policy tendencies in Russia and foreign states regarding the liberalization of sexual relations was carried out. The conditions of the modern Russian legislation in combating sexual harassment were studied. Applied are such general scientific research methods as analysis, synthesis, generalization, as well as such specific scientific methods as statistical method, content analysis, formal logical method, and rather-legal method. As a result, the authors come to the conclusion that there is a recognized unlawfulness of sexual harassment in the norms of the current Russian legislation and that it is inexpedient to criminalize this phenomenon as an independent crime in view of the sufficiency of powers available within the framework of the modern criminal law.

scholarly journals The positive legal uncertainty as a technical and legal method of exposition of law

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-444
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Yu. Arkhipova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
Legal Uncertainty ◽  
The Law ◽  
Market Relations ◽  
Law Making

Introduction. In modern Russian society with high rates of development of market relations, digitalization of the main spheres of life, popularization of the ideas of self-organization and self-regulation, legal uncertainty acts as a bipolar phenomenon, which is not only a consequence of law-making errors, but an effective technical and legal way of presenting regulations. Theoretical analysis. The historical analysis of the formation and development of ideas of certainty and uncertainty in jurisprudence showed that these categories are considered as universal phenomena characteristic of any matter. It was established that absolute certainty is unattainable and not always in demand, while legal uncertainty is inherent in the very nature of law. Еmpirical analysis. It was revealed that the need to ensure mobility and flexibility of legal regulation imposes the task of a reasonable use of legal uncertainty as a technical and legal way of presenting law on the law-making subject, which is reflected in the current legislation. Results. Legal uncertainty is an objective and inevitable phenomenon, and the total regulation of social relations is not always justified. The law is being improved on the basis of the principle of transition from the casuistic to the abstract, which proves its universality.

Ukrainian model of lustration: Legal specificities and social consequences

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-180
Author(s):  
Volodymyr M. Harashchuk ◽  
Iurii V. Georgiievskyi ◽  
Oleksandra O. Deineko
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Personal Renewal ◽  
Legal Method

The purpose of this article is a systematic analysis of the legal specificities and social consequences of the Ukrainian model of lustration. Based on the formal-legal method and the method of legal interpretation, the authors study more than 20 international and national “lustration” acts that regulate various aspects of government cleansing. Relying on the results of the legal analysis, the authors develop their periodisation of the stages of government cleansing of legal regulation in Ukraine. The obtained results allow considering the beginning of lustration in Ukraine not as traditionally defined legal prohibitions on holding public service by certain categories of civil servants; but restoration of parliamentary-presidential republic model in Ukraine, power deconcentration, and decentralisation. Using the method of legal modeling, the authors substantiate the feasibility of providing the entire theoretical approach to lustration in a narrow and broad sense. This actualises the study of lustration as a legal phenomenon not only from the standpoint of personal renewal of power, but as a legislative strengthening of democratic principles of public service. The authors emphasise the need to modernise international regulations establishing lustration standards. Based on the sociological research secondary data analysis, the paper identifies such negative social consequences of lustration in the Ukrainian society as the stigmatisation of “lustrated” civil servants, public service deprofessionalisation, and weakening of social cohesion in Ukraine. This work is of practical value for countries in democratic transit, which have the opportunity to ensure a dialectical balance between respect for human rights and the protection of democracy, relying on the peculiarities of the Ukrainian experience

scholarly journals The Genesis of the System of Administration of the Transport Routes and of the Transport Law in Russia (9th to 18th centuries)

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-277
Author(s):  
Yu. I. Petrov ◽  
A. I. Zemlin ◽  
O. M. Zemlina
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Scientific Results

The article analyzes Russian historical and legal heritage containing the norms governing social relations that arose in the process of development of water and inland roads, transportation, state administration in the transport field, and studies the most important norms of Russian transport legislation. The purpose of the research was to study legal regulation of transport relations in the historical period from 9th through 18th centuries in order to identify the main stages of development and periodization of domestic transport law.The study was carried out using methods of legal analysis, including formal-dogmatic method, which allowed to reveal some of shortcomings and gaps of legal regulation; historical and legal method, that, in combination with the methods of taxonomic analysis, made it possible to carry out authors’ periodization of formation of transport legislation during the studied period. The use of achievements of legal hermeneutics and tools of the linguistic-semiotic and semantic approaches provided an opportunity to clarify the content of legal norms and legal documents referring to the period under review.The results of the study are of interest from the point of view of revealing historical patterns of development of transport law, make it possible to assess the role and place of transport legislation in the system of legal regulators of public relations. The presented scientific results, taking into account already existing and practically substantiated developments, can serve as a starting point for further discussion about the prospects, trends and directions of development of Russian transport law and transport legislation.

Criminal law as a means of protecting human rights and freedoms in the modern world

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-256
Author(s):  
Viktoriia V. Haltsova ◽  
Sergiy O. Kharytonov ◽  
Oleksandr M. Khramtsov ◽  
Oleksandr O. Zhytnyi ◽  
Andrii A. Vasyliev
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Legitimate Interests

This paper is a comprehensive study of the problems of criminal law as a remedy for human rights and freedoms in the modern world. The relevance of this subject lies in the systematic violations of constitutional human rights and freedoms and the inaction of the criminal law in such cases. Nowadays, the criminal law as a remedy for human rights and freedoms in national and international law is described by imperfection in its adaptation to rapidly changing social relations, which, accordingly, leads to problems in their legal protection. There are various reasons for this in the legal sphere, such as gaps in the legal provisions, conflicts of legal regulation and inconsistency of the rules of legislation with existing public relations in the state. All of the above determines the relevance of the subject matter of this study. Thus, the purpose of this study was a comprehensive analysis of theoretical and applied issues relating to the remedies for human rights and legitimate interests against socially dangerous encroachments, and the formulation of scientifically sound proposals for improving the current legislation of Ukraine and the practice of its application in this area. Ultimately, this study identified the legal characteristics of human rights and freedoms at both the national and international levels. The remedies for rights were demonstrated through the lens of criminal law. In addition, the study analysed the forms of implementation of international practice in the national legislation of Ukraine as a remedy for human rights and freedoms in the modern world. The significance of the results of this study was expressed in the further research of related subjects concerning this issue, namely the history of the development of EU criminal law standards and the historical establishment of the concept of human and citizen rights and legitimate interests. Furthermore, the materials of this study can be used in the preparation of educational materials, methodological recommendations, as well as training in various fields of legal science. This, in turn, will allow properly using the criminal law protection of human rights and freedoms without violations on the part of criminal justice bodies

scholarly journals Concerning the Legal Regulation of the Order of Weapon Issue to Judges in the Russian Federation

2019 ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Rinat Mikhailovich Karimov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation

In this article Karimov analyzes whether it is necessary to amend available safety measures in relation to judicial authorities of the Russian Federation. The aim of the research is to analyze the current order of weapon issue to judges in the Russian Federation. The object of the research is the social relations rising in the process of implementation of legal provisions about the order of weapon issue to judges in the Russian Federation. The subject of the research is the legal acts that regulate the order of weapon issue to judges in the Russian Federaton. The researcher analyzes kinds of weapons that can be issued to a judge upon his or her written inquiry. The research is based on the comparative legal analysis of previous provisions about the order of weapon issue to judges and legal provisions that have been implemented just lately. The analysis is also based on the use of such research methods as analysis and synthesis, generalisation and logical research method. The author of the article proves the idea that the legal specificiation of the order of weapon issue to judges in the Russian Federation will eliminate possibility of attacking judges or their family members. The author focuses on the gaps in relevant legal regulations and suggests to review and make changes in the current law that regulates the order of weapon issue to judges. 

scholarly journals Extrajudicial Forms of Protecting Rights and Freedoms of a Person in the Field of Criminal Law Relations: Conceptual Aspects and Improvement of State Response

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-219
Author(s):  
Alexander Smirnov ◽  
Andrey Santashov
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
Legal Forms

The article describes the conceptual basis for a new special research theory — extrajudicial forms of protecting rights and freedoms of a person in the field of criminal law relations. The authors introduce the concept of these forms and their system consisting of legal and non-legal forms of such protection. It is concluded that the reaction of the state to the implementation of legal extrajudicial forms of protecting rights and freedoms of a person in the field of criminal law relations should be improved with the purpose of ensuring greater justice when making decisions on criminal prosecution for the self-defense of the legal status of a person in the analyzed sphere of relations. The authors offer a number of suggestions on changes and amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation that would improve the effectiveness of this reaction. On the other hand, non-legal forms of self-defense in the field of criminal law relations should be prevented. The authors present a list of factors determining the existence of these forms in the Russian society, some of which, due to certain circumstances both in the past and present period of the deve­lopment of Russian state and society, have an «excusable» character. These factors include both global (the spread of various discrimination practices, ideas of extremism and religious radicalism; the escalation of violence) and national factors (historical predetermination of state and public development; features of cultural development of the Russian society; specifics of the implementation of state policy and public administration activities; drawbacks of criminal law regulation of social processes and law enforcement activities; destructive practices of social relations; moral and psychological state of the society; influence of propaganda; defective educational and pedagogical influences, etc.). The authors also present a system of preventive measures aimed at eradicating non-legal forms of the analyzed extrajudicial protection. This system includes measures of developing a state reaction to crimes that would correspond to social expectations, ensuring a greater strictness of criminal law, unavoidability of prosecution, as well as measures of moral rehabilitation of the Russian society, raising the level of its legal conscience and culture. The authors suggest the introduction of a norm that establishes criminal liability for usurping the power of the court connected with the administration of justice.

The Legal Regime of the Technologies and Products Obtained Using GMOs: Discussion Questions

Legal Concept ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 195-204
Author(s):  
Alexey Anisimov ◽  
◽  
Olga Popova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
World Market ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
The World

Introduction: the paper examines the problems associated with the definition of the legal regime of the technologies and products obtained using GMOs. The experts in the field of genetics have not yet come to an unambiguous conclusion about the degree of harm or benefit of products obtained using genetic modifications. Russia has strict restrictive measures for the production of genetically modified products. Consequently, there is virtually no market for genetically modified seeds produced in Russia. Nevertheless, the world is actively developing industries for the production of genetically modified agricultural products, and the market for the production of seeds is “captured” by a small number of foreign companies. On the other hand, climate change dictates the inevitability of using genetically modified products, the need to accelerate genetic research, and the production of GMO seeds and food. In this context, the authors set a goal to find a compromise (balanced) legal regulation of the legal regime of the technologies and products obtained using GMOs. Methods: the methodological framework for the research is a set of methods of scientific cognition, among which the formal-legal method and the method of comparative legal analysis are the leading positions. Results: the authors propose to consider the bans or support for GMO products in the context of trends in global climate change and ensuring food security. The authors have made a comparative analysis of the provisions of the international norms and the Russian legislation on the research and application of GMO technologies and products, which helped to identify an unbalanced legal regulation of the use of the GMO technologies in Russia, which reduces its competitiveness in this area on the world market. Conclusions: the Russian legislation needs to minimize this legal imbalance, which puts researchers in the field of plant genetics and producers of GMO seeds and food in unequal (worse) conditions. The legal regulation should ensure the coexistence of organic (environmentally friendly) agriculture, traditional agriculture, and the use of the GMO technologies; the introduction of special labeling of GMO products; the broadening of the powers of regional authorities in the use of GMO technologies; as well as the application of the principle of “traceability” to GMO products.

scholarly journals Measures of criminal law regulation of environmental crimes in the Tyumen city

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 11030
Author(s):  
Victoria Lez’er ◽  
Vyacheslav Sevalnev ◽  
Ekaterina Cherepanova ◽  
Valeriy Zhabskiy
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Method ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Official Statistics ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
The City ◽  
Method Analysis ◽  
Law Regulation ◽  
Environmental Crimes

The aim of the article is to analyze the measures of criminal-legal regulation of environmental crimes in Russia, using the example of the city of Tyumen, based on a study of official statistics, current criminal and other legislation, and general theoretical provisions. In the process of writing the article, following research methods were used: formally legal, historical and legal, comparative legal method, analysis, comparison, statistical method and others. The authors provide official statistics regarding the criminal situation in Tyumen in 2015-2019 on environmental crimes.

Social and Legal Norms Ensuring the Child’s Right to Live and be Brought up in a Family

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 674
Author(s):  
Evgenia Sergeevna SAGALAEVA ◽  
Svetlana Nikolaevna IVAHNENKO ◽  
Olga Viktorovna LANDINA
Keyword(s):  
Parental Care ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Quantitative Indicators

The research is concerned with the analysis of social relations emerging in connection with the identification and arrangement of orphans and children left without parental care. The dynamics of regional statistical data as of 2016 and 2017 on the number of children left without parental care, the ratio of the reasons for the loss of parental care, the data on the forms of organization of such children, and the quantitative indicators of the arrangement in the substitute family of adoptive parents (including foreign), guardians, adoptive parents, or in a specialized institution are considered. The compliance of Russian legislation with international law in ensuring the protection of children deprived of parental care is assessed. The directions of the Russian state policy reflected in the relevant programs and strategies are analyzed. The scientific novelty of the work is manifested in the attempt to justify on the basis of the study of statistical indicators the relationship of social attitudes adopted in Russian society with the most constructive solution to the problem of orphanhood, including through legal regulation of relevant relations, and the need to provide not only financial but also other assistance to families.  

scholarly journals The Stage of Assessing the Validity of the Complaint (Presentation) in Continuous Cassation

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Mikhail S. Spiridonov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
Criminal Procedure Law ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
And Shifts

With the introduction of continuous cassation in criminal cases on 01 October 2019, the content of the verification of the validity of the cassation complaint and presentation has changed. The science of criminal procedure has been faced with a new problem: to assess the effectiveness of legal regulation, in which the validity of the cassation complaint or presentation is verified directly at the hearing, not at the preliminary stage. The object of this research is criminal procedural relations that develop in the implementation of the norms of criminal procedure law that regulate cassation proceedings in criminal procedure. The research focuses on the norms of the constitutional and criminal procedure law of the Russian Federation, domestic and foreign legislation, generally recognized principles and norms of international law governing cassation proceedings, provisions of the science of criminal law and criminal procedure. The aim of the research is to reveal the essence of the introduced legislative changes concerning the stage of verification of the validity of the cassation complaint or presentation, to develop proposals for improving the legislation. The methods of analysis, synthesis and comparison were applied to determine the procedure for the verification of the validity of the cassation complaint or presentation by the court of the cassation instance. The comparative legal method was employed to study foreign forms of cassation proceedings. The formal legal method was used to analyze the content of the texts of normative legal acts regulating cassation proceedings. The research resulted in the following conclusions. The lack of a stage for assessing the validity of the cassation complaint (presentation) and the grounds for its transfer to the cassation court excessively strengthens the revision principle and shifts the balance towards the task of identifying and eliminating violations of the requirements for the final court decision. The solution to this problem is possible through the introduction of written cassation proceedings carried out by a panel of three judges, which will consider the issue of admissibility and validity of the complaint (presentation).

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