scholarly journals Malfeasances: features of law enforcement.

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-337
Author(s):  
M.P. Pronina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Legal Assessment ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The article deals with the problems of law enforcement in the group of malfeasances. Official crimes are most dangerous due to the fact that they undermine the prestige of the authorities and directly violate the rights and legitimate interests of citizens and organizations. In this regard the legislator has established criminal liability for officials who abuse their functional duties. In particular the author studies the problems of qualification arising in the legal assessment of crimes enshrined in Ch. 30 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, due to the highest level of their blanketness and evaluativeness. Examples of judicial and investigative practice on competition issues of general and special rules are given. Difficulties are revealed in the legal assessment of the actions of officials when determining the signs of abuse of office, enshrined in Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Arguments are presented that are a clear demonstration of the fact that the solution to the identified problems of applying the norms of the criminal law lies in the plane of reducing the level of conflict of laws of criminal legislation. Practical proposals are being made to include amendments to the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 09.07.2013 No. 24 “On judicial practice in cases of bribery and other corruption crimes” (clause 12.1) and Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 16.10.2009 No. 19 “On judicial practice in cases of abuse of office and abuse of office” (p. 21.1). The solution of the stated problems in the field of application of the norms of the criminal law consists in the development of a uniform practice of application of the norms of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, reduction of the level of gaps in criminal legislation, the development of methodological and scientific recommendations with the participation of law enforcement officials and scientists, the preparation of draft laws and plenums of the Supreme Court aimed at elimination of gaps and gaps.

scholarly journals Efficiency of practical application of criminal law prohibition in the sphere of economy of the Russian Federation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4) ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
Vladimir Tunin ◽  
Natal'ya Radoshnova
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Economic Crime ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Economic Crimes

The article considers the practical effectiveness of the criminal law prohibition in combating economic crime in the Russian Federation. 22nd Chapter of the Criminal code currently includes 58 articles. This is maximum number of articles in relation to other chapters of the criminal code, in the same Chapter of the Criminal code. Accordingly the need for such a number of prohibitions in the economic sphere should be confirmed by judicial practice. However, a completely different picture emerges. Based on the analysis of the statistical reports of the Judicial Department under the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the authors conclude that the enforcement practice in cases of economic crimes is insufficient.The authors express their opinion on the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the practical application of the articles constituting the 22nd Chapter of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation, and suggest ways to address them.

scholarly journals «Use of office position» when committing fraud: problems of application

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Valeria V. Zabrodina ◽  
Anna G. Menshikova
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Position Errors ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Official Position ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation

The authors in the article consider the problems of establishing the qualifying feature use of official position when committing fraud. Based on the analysis of the doctrine of criminal law, clarifications of the highest court, materials of specific judicial practice, a circle of subjects related to persons using their official position is determined, as well as the procedure and mechanism for using official position in fraud. According to the results of the study, it is proposed to include in the current resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation On judicial practice in cases of fraud, misappropriation and embezzlement additional clarifications that reveal the understanding of the content of the sign use of official position. The authors propose to expand the understanding of the subject of official fraud. Such provisions will promote uniformity in law enforcement and helpavoid qualifying fraud using official position errors.

scholarly journals The Theory of Criminal Law Should Not Be Reduced to the Analysis and Criticism of Criminal Legislation

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-140
Author(s):  
Anatoly Naumov
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
Principle Of Legality

In both normative and sociological senses criminal law includes three components — criminal legislation, judicial practice, and criminal law doctrine, and the development of this branch of law is possible only in their unity. The criminal law doctrine is to a certain extent superior to the other components of the "triad" and involves the development of the branch’s principles, goals and objectives. At the same time, the improvement of criminal law is not the only goal of the theory of criminal law. It should not be limited only to criticism of the current legislation and proposals for its improvement. However, the vast majority of modern domestic criminal law publications, such as monographs, articles in legal periodicals, dissertations, are devoted to criticism of the current Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Indeed, the current criminal law is not perfect, but the "imbalance" of research into the "law-making" side significantly reduces the scope of criminal law doctrine. And there will always be demand for theoretical studies on the analysis of the subject and method, system and objectives of criminal law, its sources.Debatable, for example, still is the issue of the legal nature of the decisions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and, in particular, the judgments of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court are a special kind of judicial interpretation and a fairly reliable tool for the courts to understand "the letter of the criminal law" and it’s applicability to the particular case. As for the assessment of the legal nature of the judgments of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the criminal law doctrine often fails to notice that they touch upon the methodological problems of the theory of criminal law. In relation to a number of criminal law prohibitions, judgments of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation are a source of criminal law, along with the Criminal Code. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation specified the most important principle of criminal law — the principle of legality and clarified the characteristics of criminality of socially dangerous acts prohibited by criminal law, which is directly related to the issue of criminal liability. In this sense, the Constitutional Court formulated a new and important addition to the content of the principle of legality — the certainty of criminal law rules, and, first of all, the criminal law prohibitions. Thus, the judicial authority overtook the criminal law doctrine in solving one of the most important issues for criminal proceedings.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF QUALIFICATIONS FRAUD IN THE CRIMINAL LEGISLATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 113-116
Author(s):  
Stanislav V Rozenko ◽  
Ksenia A Murzina
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Serious Crime ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The article considers the problems of determining a fraud in the Russian criminal law. The relevance of the topics currently defined by the presence of problems of qualification of fraud resulting from new approaches to the criminalization of theft. The subject is article 159 of the criminal code. Tasks of the article: suggestion when you know the subject of the crime under-ruined article 159 of the criminal code, in accordance with the current changes of the civil legislation of the Russian Federation, people's property, which includes rights of property; to add to article 159 of the criminal code a qualified sign of the Commission of a fraud committed by a group of individuals that alows you to qualify actions of guilty, in the case of lack of proof of their collusion, as a more serious crime than fraud committed by more than one individual; it seems necessary to define in the explanation of the resolution of Plenum of the Supreme Court position on the percenage of the causes of harware damage with the income of the victim or the aggregate income of the family of the victim, taking into account the number of family members.

scholarly journals Court’s modification of category of gravity of the committed offence and implementation of compulsory measures set by the Article 92 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: problems of theory, legislative regulation, and law enforcement

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-84
Author(s):  
Kirill Igorevich Nagornov
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Closed Type ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Criminal Procedure Law ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Scientific Doctrine

Leaning on the analysis of the provisions of current legislation, clarification of the supreme judicial authority, scientific doctrine, case law materials and statistics, this article explores the implementation of compulsory measures set by the Article 92 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, after court’s modification of the category of gravity of the committed offence in accordance with the Part 6 of the Article 15 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The goal of this research lies in assessment from the perspective of the theory of criminal law of such specific procedure for implementation of disciplinary compulsory measures and herding to closed-type special institution, as well as identification of possible flaws and contradictions that may cause problems and ambiguous decisions in law enforcement practice. Attention is given to the existing contradictions between the provisions of criminal law and criminal procedure law, explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as well as legislative gaps and problems emerging in law enforcement practice in the context of provision set by the Article 92 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in accordance with the Part 6 of Article 15 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Taking into account the sequence, grounds and conditions established by the legislator in the Part 6 of the Article 15 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the use of the latter, the conclusion is made on impossibility to apply compulsory educational measures in line with this norm. The article also substantiates the position infeasibility of preliminary imposition of penalty (de lege ferenda) on release of such with implementation of compulsory measures set by Part 1 and 2 of the Article 92 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The author also offers to supplement and rectify certain provisions of the resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 10 of May 15, 2018.

Illegal entry into a home as a means of differentiating punishment for theft of narcotic drugs

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
Ольга Александровна Беларева
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Legal Assessment ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Narcotic Drugs

В статье рассматриваются вопросы квалификации и связанной с ней наказуемости хищения наркотических средств, совершенного с незаконным проникновением в жилище. В научной литературе и разъяснениях Пленума Верховного суда РФ отсутствуют рекомендации по вопросам юридической оценки таких хищений. Это можно объяснить небольшим количеством таких преступлений. Однако они встречаются, и практику квалификации хищений наркотических средств только по ст. 229 УК РФ без совокупности со ст. 139 УК РФ нельзя признать правильной. Автор выделил две группы хищений наркотических средств, совершенных с незаконным проникновением в жилище, на конкретных примерах рассмотрел встречающиеся в приговорах варианты квалификации. В статье указывается, что на законодательном и правоприменительном уровнях отсутствует уголовно-правовая охрана неприкосновенности жилища в случаях хищения наркотических средств с незаконным проникновением в него. Предложение о дополнении ст. 229 УК РФ квалифицирующим признаком «с незаконным проникновением в жилище» автор расценивает как криминологически необоснованное. Наиболее оптимальным способом отражения повышенной общественной опасности рассматриваемого хищения является квалификация по совокупности преступлений, предусмотренных ст. 229 и ст. 139 УК РФ. The article deals with the issues of qualification and related punishability of theft of narcotic drugs committed with illegal entry into the home. In the scientific literature and explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, there are no recommendations on the legal assessment of such embezzlement. This can be explained by a small number of such crimes. However, they meet and practice the skill of theft of drugs only by Art. 229 of the Criminal Code without conjunction with Art. 139 of the Criminal Code cannot be considered correct. The author identified two groups of theft of narcotic drugs committed with illegal entry into the home, and considered specific examples of the types of qualification found in the sentences. The article states that at the legislative and law enforcement levels, there is no criminal legal protection of the inviolability of the home in cases of theft of narcotic drugs with illegal entry into it. The author regards the proposal to add Art. 229 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as a qualifying feature “with illegal entry into a dwelling” as criminologically unfounded. The most optimal way to reflect the increased public danger of the theft in question is to qualify for a set of crimes under Art. 229 and Art. 139 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals The Analysis of Key Provisions of the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 09.07.2020 No. 18 “On Judicial Practice in Cases of Illegal Crossing of the State Border of the Russian Federation and Crimes Related to Illegal Migration”

2020 ◽  
pp. 076-083
Author(s):  
P. A. Akimenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Illegal Migration ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Uniform Law ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The norms introduced at different times into Russian criminal legislation and enshrined in Articles 322, 3221, 3222 and 3223 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation have a number of legal defects, resulting in a controversial practice that has generated a lot of debate in the scientific community regarding this research issue. There was a need to accumulate and analyze the existing judicial practice, taking into account advanced scientific views. As a result, the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued a Resolution aimed at regulating criminal liability for violations of migration legislation. After that, the author of the article conducts a detailed analysis of the said judicial act and on this basis draws conclusions about the set of positive and negative aspects contained in it in order to help create a uniform law enforcement practice.

scholarly journals Features of Mental Elements of Bribery Facilitation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vadim Zamaraev
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The article provides a description of relevant features of the mental elements of the crime regulated by Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The paper also examines the general actor of the specific corruption act by applying a criminological approach and analyzing the empirical base for this category of criminal encroachment. The author researches the "physical" and "intellectual" bribery facilitation ways defined in the literature. Detailed attention is paid to optional features of the mental elements of mediation in bribery, such as: "motive" and "purpose" of the crime. The author proposes his definition of the mental elements of mediation in bribery, and provides the list of the social factors that influence the commission of a crime under Articles 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation having studied law enforcement practice and interviewed representatives of the general population of the Russian Federation. The results of this study can be used for further improvement of the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation, in terms of amendments and additions to the qualifying factors of bribery facilitation and the introduction of appropriate explanations in the current resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 24 of 09 July 2013 "On judicial practice in cases of bribery and other corruption-related crimes".

Theft and Fraud Committed Using Electronic Payment Systems (Regional Judicial and Investigative Practice)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
S. L. Morozov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Electronic Payments ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Russian Federation

The advent of the electronic currency and the effecting of electronic payments has caused new forms of thefts and types of acquisitive crimes. The judicial investigative practice of criminal cases of embezzlement committed using bank cards and other types of electronic payments has encountered problems with the qualification of such acts. The author identifies the most common enforcement problemsand their causesby a retrospective study of judicial practice, the changing norms of the criminal law. At the same time, a ten-year period of work of the judicial investigating authorities was studied. On the basis of traditional general scientific methods of cognition, as a result of a system-legal analysis of the considered set of specific situations, the author gives an author's view of the complex of causes that cause a lack of uniformity in judicial investigative practice. Using the hermeneutic approach, the author paid special attention to the application by the courts of the interpretation of the criminal law by the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in different years. In conclusion, ways of resolving contentious issues of qualification of thefts and fraud in the field of electronic means of payment are proposed. It has been ascertained that high-quality and uniform law enforcement can provide additional clarification on the delimitation of related and competing theft from the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. It is concluded that in general, the current concept of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation does not contain contradictions with the novels of the criminal law, but can be improved. The rationale and edition of possible additions to the relevant decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation are given.

scholarly journals The Potential of Criminal Law in Protecting Labor Rights of Citizens (Using the Example of Article 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 836-844
Author(s):  
Michail Sagandykov ◽  
Galia Shafikova
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The One ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The relevance of the study is based, on the one hand, on high public danger of crimes in the sphere of labor relations and, on the other hand, on a very low interest of law enforcement, control and supervision bodies in these crimes. The authors show that modern criminal legislation in the sphere of protecting labor rights has a high potential in comparison with both Soviet and foreign criminal law norms. At the same time, this potential, primarily expressed in Chapter 19 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, remains untapped. Many norms, including Art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Violating the Equality of Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen», are virtually never used against discrimination in the labor sphere, although such discrimination is quite common. No such cases have been found in court statistical data, thus it is impossible to provide a comprehensive criminological description of these crimes. The norm of Art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is seldom used by law enforcers because it is legally ambiguous. In this connection the authors suggest complementing the disposition of Art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with such factors of discrimination as «age» and «marital status». The latter factor will make it possible to provide extra protection to pregnant women and women with children under three years old against unmotivated refusal of employment and firing. The authors argue that such actions of the employer should constitute an aggregate of crimes and should be punished simultaneously under Art. 136 and 145 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the authors think that it is not appropriate to make the disposition of Art. 136 a blanket one due to vague grounds for discrimination in special legislation, including labor legislation. The obtained results could be used for the improvement of Russian legislation based on theoretical research and the practice of law enforcement.

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