Biryukov, P.N. On criminal responsibility of legal entities in the international law and legislation of the Russian Federation

Abstract: The article concerns international legal aspects of criminal responsibility of legal entities regarding Russia. Having signed a number of international treaties, the Russian Federation has accepted an obligation to introduce criminal responsibility for legal entities, which calls for significant amendments into the national criminal code. The bodies of international organizations also have accepted documents, requiring significant amendments of the criminal law of the Russian Federation. However, till the current time there are no amendments in this sphere in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. When writing an article the author used the methods of comparative legal studies, comparison and comprehensive analysis of the texts of normative legal acts. The topic of the research is not very popular in the legal science, and the Russian legal scholars are generally skeptical towards the idea of criminal responsibility of the legal entities. It is obvious that with some time the criminal responsibility of legal entities shall be reflected in the criminal legislation of Russia. That is why, it seems rational to study the foreign experience in order to reveal the best model of criminal responsibility for the legal entities.

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