About the systematic approach in criminal law
The systematic approach is used in various branches of knowledge, including in the humanities. The science of criminal law is no exception. The article analyzes the content of the main concepts of the system approach, such as «system», «element», etc. The method of system-structural analysis is applied to Russian criminal law, which is considered as an organic system, the general properties of which are disproportionately greater than just the sum of the properties of its constituent elements. Specific connections and dependencies are shown that characterize the organic connections of criminal law as a phenomenon as a whole with its constituent elements, as well as the connections of its constituent elements with each other. It is determined that the criminal law norms, as the primary elements of criminal law as an organic system, characterize the synthetic type of structural connection. It is stated that criminal law is characterized by a hierarchical (vertical) type of structural connection. It is noted that the external (functional) relations of criminal law should be considered from the point of view of mutual influence: how this influence is carried out from the side of criminal law and from the side of another phenomenon. Promising areas of application of a systematic approach in criminal law are indicated.