Journal section JURISPRUDENCE
Constitutional Values and Axiological Aspects of Understanding a General Object of Crime in the Criminal Law Doctrine
Zaryaev V.A., Solodovchenko D.D. Constitutional values and axiological aspects of understanding a general object of crime in the criminal law doctrine. Penitentiary Science, 2024, vol. 18, no. 1 (65), pp. 75–82. doi 10.46741/2686-9764.2024.65.1.009.
Introduction: the article considers a problem of constitutional values that form the basis for axiological understanding of a general object of crime and a category “general object of crime” from a
value standpoint. Purpose: to analyze current approaches to the definition of the general object of
crime as a legal good, i.e. axiological aspects of the general object of crime. Methods: a dialectical
method is used to clarify concepts “constitutional value” and “general object of crime”; a comparative legal method – to compare the concepts discussed. Results: current scientific works are aimed
mainly at substantiating their fundamental importance and solving theoretical problems of embodying constitutional values in the form of norms-principles, norms-goals, etc. Constitutional values are
the basis for defining the general object of crime as a legal value. Considering the general object of
crime from a value standpoint allows us to determine which values, interests or legal benefits are
recognized by society as so significant that their violation is a crime. Conclusion: the category “general object of crime” covers an individual who has suffered from a criminal act and his legal interests,
such as life, health, property. Provisions of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, in general,
reflect a value-based approach to determining the general object of crime.
Keywords: legal value; constitutional value; crime; general object of crime.
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Candidate of Sciences (History), Associate Professor, associate professor at the Department of State and Legal Disciplines of the Central Branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Voronezh, Russia
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, e-mail solodovchenko.dmitriy@mail.ru
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Candidate of Sciences (History), Associate Professor, associate professor at the Department of State and Legal Disciplines of the Central Branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Voronezh, Russia
ORCID 0000-0002-7003-739X
, e-mail solodovchenko.dmitriy@mail.ru
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(In Russ.).
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pravovedeniya = Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law, 2015, no. 5, pp.820–830. (In Russ.).
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Law, 2018, no 6, pp. 69–77. (In Russ.).
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283 p.
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280 p.
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38. Xiong X. Death penalty system reform in China. In: The China Legal Development Yearbook. Volume 3. 2009.
Pp. 83–94.
