Problems of the Criminal Legislation of the Russian Federation at the Present Stage of Development

The purpose of the research. The article deals with the problems of reforming criminal legislation since the beginning of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in 1996. The most important norms that have undergone transformation, the ongoing changes in social relations and their criminal law regulation are analyzed. The purpose of the study is to identify the problems of the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation at the present stage of development, as well as to compare changes in criminal law with modern realities. This is necessary to determine the main directions of development of the Russian criminal law policy in the field of combating crime. Results. As a result of the study, the authors come to the conclusion that in the current Russian criminal legislation there are many problems associated, firstly, with the types of punishments provided for by the General Part of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and secondly, with the fragmentation of the norms of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, providing for criminal liability for some crimes. Concluding, the authors propose to carry out constant monitoring of the legal system, analysis of the effectiveness of legislation and law enforcement practice, adoption at the state level of state legal policy in general and in the field of combating crime, in particular, and its further implementation.

criminal code of the Russian Federation, system of criminal law, amending the criminal code, transformation of law