Sirik, M.S., Vasilyev, A.M. The need for the improvement in the provisions of Art. 294 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Abstract: The legal norm, which provides for criminal responsibility for the obstruction of justice and investigation is comparatively new to the Russian criminal law. In the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of 1996 the content of this norm was broadened (Art. 294 of the CC of the RF). However, the existing norm is far from perfection, which in turn allows for its ambiguous interpretation by theoreticians and for lack of uniformity in its application in practice. What changes are needed to make the legal norm in question more efficient?