On the issue of relief from criminal liability for crimes against public safety

A significant and integral part of the criminal legislation of Russia are the special grounds for relief from criminal liability, which are contained in the notes to many articles of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. They are quite widespread regarding crimes against public safety. Based on the analysis of these grounds the author offers criteria for their establishment, the foundation of which is the specificity of the social danger of the crime and his own understanding of the content and types of public danger of the crime; gives a detailed classification of the considered norms, identifies legislative gaps and suggests directions for expanding the establishment of special grounds for relief from criminal liability in relation to crimes against public safety. It is also concluded that such grounds are aimed at protecting public relations from criminal attacks and preventing the commission of new crimes, that is, they fulfill the tasks of the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation. The study showed the vector of the criminal law policy of our state in the direction noted by the author.

Keywords: public safety; crimes; relief from criminal liability