Abstract: The problem of domestic violence in Russia is topical and has long attracted attention. The article is devoted to this important topic, it is studied the legislation of Russia and foreign countries in this area, as well as the Istanbul Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (2011). The Convention is the first international legal instrument, which confirms integrity of women's rights as a human being, and violence is recognized as one of the forms of discrimination against women. The Convention reflects the need for a comprehensive approach to the protection of and assistance to all victims of domestic violence. The Convention also contains practical tools to address the problems of violence against women through the creation of a special monitoring mechanism. Russia still not have this mechanism. Existing government programs primarily provide for the protection of children. Women and other family members (including the disabled) get help at the local level only. In addition, Russia does not have a specific law on the prevention of domestic violence. This paper presents a critical analysis of Russian legislation (Criminal and Criminal Procedure) – Criminal Code does not criminalize forced marriage of minors; mutilation of the genitals of women and children; sexual harassment, harassment and intimidation; sanctions for committing acts of violence do not correlate with the fact that the familial relationship of the criminal and the victim, etc. There is no judicial emergency orders legislative mechanism (protection orders) to prevent imminent danger caused by domestic violence. The author considers it necessary to pass a special federal law against domestic violence.

Keywords: Istanbul Convention; discrimination; domestic violence; protection order; criminal law; aggravating

Abstract: The article provides an analysis of the genesis of the criminal provisions on the responsibility for the economics of crimes on the modern stage of development of the legislation of Russia and some foreign countries; the most relevant trends of its modernization and compliance with international standards in this field of combating crime are revealed; attempts to establish not only positive trends in the Russian criminal legislation of economics of crimes as regards their compliance with foreign experience but also to determine certain negative prerequisite of such modernization are made.

Keywords: economics of crimes, corruption, embezzlement of budget funds, bribery, illicit enrichment, trading in influence, forfeiture, exclusion from criminal liability, termination of criminal prosecution, criminal liability of corporate persons.

Abstract: The article examines the conditions of organized crime in Vietnam in recent years. The relevance of this article is determined by the crime situation in modern Vietnam, typical for countries in transition, when the introduction of the reform started in various areas of society is accompanied by increased organized crime, which has both national and ethnic character. The authors focused their attention on the serious growth of organized crime and general tendencies of its development, giving reasons for its spread and factors greatly complicate the practice of combating organized crime in Vietnam, as well as exploring the main activities carried out by the supreme state authorities in the fight against organized crime. The article gives a forecast of trends in the development of organized crime in Vietnam in the near future, as well as some recommended ways to eliminate this crime, which could improve the crime situation in Vietnam. All conclusions and suggestions are based on the latest statistics and detailed analysis of existing Vietnamese legal acts and others (Vietnamese and Russian) sources.

Keywords: criminality, organized criminal group, criminal community, the organized crime, condition of the organized crime, organized crime tendency, organized crime counteraction, the criminality prevention, struggle against criminality, Vietnam.

Abstract: The following article gives the research of the problem of qualified features of the act of terrorism on the basis of comparative criminal-legal analysis of the article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with the articles determining legal action against terrorism (act of terrorism) of the model criminal code and the criminal code of CIS countries.

Keywords: Terrorism, comparative, criminal, terrorist, act, features, qualification, improvement, interpretation, CIS.

Keywords: criminal liability of corporate persons, fine, liquidation, prohibition engaged in certain activities, temporary suspension of the activities, probation, public disclosure of the sentence, confiscation, Russian medieval legislation, Code on criminal and correctional punishments, decrees of the Soviet government.

Keywords: comparative law, involvement in prostitution, organizing prostitution, legalization of prostitution, human trafficking, abolitionism, foul prostitution, criminal code.

Abstract: Patrik Törnudd formulates the principles of the criminal political ideology, which were at the basis of the total reform of Finnish penal law. The main principles include the minimization and fair distribution of the social costs of crime and crime control, shifting of the emphasis from the severity of criminal sanctions towards their inevitability, fairness and adequacy. At the same time he disproves the thesis that the crime level is determined mainly by the qualities of the penal system.

Keywords: penal policy, penal policy goals, crime control, social control, social costs of crime control, prisoner rate, general prevention of crime, situational prevention of crime.

Abstract: In this article scrutinize an issue of the penal law evaluation in Israel. The essential influence took place from the British legality and common law doctrine. However the Criminal Law Ordinance 1936 and Criminal Law Act 1977 show authentic place which the Israel Modern Criminal Law takes plays.

Keywords: Israel Criminal Law, influence, legal transplants, common law doctrine.

Abstract: The article proposes a modern vision of legal regulation as a dichotomy of public and dispositive trends. Comparative analysis of the norms of the disposition allows estimating the prospects of development of modern criminal law. Particular attention is paid to finding effective models for improving Russian criminal law in part account the victim’s consent and the development of restorative justice.

Keywords: disposition, the victim, the consent of the victim, euthanasia, mediation, transaction, differentiated responsibility, individualization of punishment