Ivanova, O.M. Legal basis for the health protection.

Abstract: This article is devoted to the criminological analysis of torture. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that modern Russian criminal law classifies torture as crimes against life and health and considers them as a special form of violence. At the same time, the legislator proceeds from the fact that the defining sign of torture is the infliction of physical or mental suffering through systematic beatings or other violent actions. Unlike other types of violent crimes, torture does not involve inflicting pain, but rather causing physical or mental suffering. This determines the public danger of torture, which, by causing physical or mental suffering to the victim, can cause significant harm to health.