GROUNDS FOR CRIMINALIZING CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR INSULTING A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AUTHORITIES

Abstract

Annotation.

The relevance of the topic is stems from the need to improve criminal legislation regarding the protection of the authority of state power. An analysis of the grounds for criminalization allows for the identification of systemic gaps in legislative drafting and the proposal of ways to optimize the dispositive element of the rule, which is critically important for ensuring uniformity in law enforcement practice.

Purpose: to analyze the grounds for criminalizing criminal responsibility for insulting a representative of the authorities.

 Procedure and methods. The key research method was the universal dialectical method of cognition, as well as methods of analysis and synthesis.

Results. The criminalization of criminal responsibility for insulting a representative of the authorities is substantiated, the issues of imperfection of terminology in the construction of the norm under consideration are raised, which indicates the need to improve criminal legislation.

Theoretical and/or practical significance. The results of the study contribute to the theory of criminal law, the formulated proposals contribute to the improvement of the current Russian legislation on criminal liability for insulting a representative of the authorities.