The article discusses the "Symphony of authorities" in
Byzantium and Russia. It reveals the nature, origins
and objectives of the State and the Church. Since
ancient times, the Church played an important role in
the life of society and state. In Byzantium, the
authority of the Emperor played a major role in
strengthening the Orthodox Church. The Church,
particularly, has developed and highlighted the
official doctrine of the divine origin of the Imperial
power. In the Byzantine Empire a perfect model of
Church-state relations – "Symphony of authorities"
was formed. The article takes into account the
Byzantine edicts, which regulated the relationship
between the Church and the state. We considered the
legislative acts of Ancient Russia, confirming the
existence of that "Symphony" in the Kiev period. The
basis of the ancient law was based on the Byzantine
collection of ecclesiastical rules and Imperial edicts,
called Nomocanon. The article focuses on the models
of the interaction of the Church and the state. Special
attention was paid to the concept of "Moscow is the
third Rome", due to the continuity of the Byzantine
Empire Russia as an Orthodox center. We discuss the
result of Ferrara-Florence Union as the main reason
for the awareness and acceptance of the concept of
Philotheus by Russian people. Taking into
consideration the concept of "Moscow is the Third
Rome", we consider models of the interaction
between the state and the Church in the era before
Peter I the Great
The article deals with the causes of the motivation
growth among the population to commit fraud in
lending. The article covers the problem of
differentiation of a special type of fraud in the area
of lending to the general composition of fraud
under Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian
Federation. Particular attention is paid to the
analysis of the sanctions of Art. 159.1 of the
Criminal Code. The author considers the problem
of differentiation of criminal punishment for fraud
in lending, which is stipulated by a special
regulation in relation to Art. 159 of the Criminal
Code. There is a proposed calculation of the fine,
which should be based on the amount of the
damage, and must be proportionate to it. The
problem of distinguishing Art. 159.1 of the
Criminal Code from the related elements of a crime
under Art. 176 of the Criminal Code has been
considered
The article defines the acts of corruption as a factor affecting
the external security of the country, given the
scope of public relations, which are affected by corruption.
We have displayed historical overview of corruption.
On the example of the recent political events in the
world, the article shows a destructive impact of corruption
on the constitutional arrangement of a number of
near countries and far abroad. The work defines the effective
role of the psycho-physiological study of polygraph
in detecting accuracy of information in the fight
against corruption in the Russian Federation. The use of
polygraph to improve anti-corruption policy of the state
opens up new possibilities in the fight with the worldwide
scourge of corruption. The work gives basic preventive
function to psychophysiological research on polygraph
in the organizations fighting against corruption in
Russia. The article analyzes the draft law "On the application
of the polygraph in the Russian Federation", which
is currently being introduced in the State Duma. Based
on the study of the projected rate, we have made conclusions
about the need for research on a polygraph in detecting
corruption risks in the case of appointments of
civil servants from the activity of which depends on security
and international prestige of the Russian Federation
The article describes main questions of the organization
- the analytical process at the initial stage of the
investigation of crimes against the family and minors,
particularly targeting investigated, initial investigation,
shows the features of the initial stage of investigation of
trafficking in minors, child substitution and illegal
adoption
An analysis of the provisions of the Criminal
Procedure Code and other regulatory legal acts
relating to the investigation and operational
investigation team activity shows that the head of the
investigative and operational group exercises, among
others, the organizational and managerial function.
Consequently, these powers are not limited to
procedural functions alone. In the proposed article, the
author examines what these functions are and how
they influence the procedure for investigating crimes
In the article, the author analyzes the aspects of the
investigative activity of the investigator to locate the
stolen property, provides the scientific approaches to
the structure and content of investigative versions; the
authors assess the relationship of the investigative
versions and typical investigative situations; propose
the algorithms of actions of the investigator in tracing
stolen property with regard to various investigative
situations
The article deals with criminal liability for crimes
related to extremist activity. Different points of
view regarding the classification of extremist
crimes are analyzed. Particular attention was paid to
the consideration of the judicial-investigative
practice concerning the application of criminal
responsibility for the commission of this type of
crime. The authors formulated proposals for
improving the current criminal legislation in the
field of combating extremism
In the article the problematic issues of evaluation of
expert evidence during his interrogation in the court
have been considered, the scientific literature has been
analysed, the viewpoints of leading forensic scientists
and processualists on this issue have been considered.
The issues of evaluation of the expert evidence remain
relevant and currently under the conditions of
realisation of the adversarial principle of the parties in
the criminal proceeding. In the study, the need to
specify the subject of interrogation of the expert has
been emphasized, as well as the recommendations on
its carrying out in the court session. The suggestions
with regard to optimization of interrogation process of
the expert in court have been expressed, namely the
expert's petition in the court for the advance granting
of the list of questions in the written form and rejection
of questions which do not require the use of special
knowledge and equate the procedural status of the
expert to the status of the witness
In modern Russia, there were not created key institutions of political and social development needed to involve young citizens in political and legal life, and very serious criticism is "the effectiveness of judicial reform" and the results of combating systemic corruption, without which it is difficult to count on the impact of the decrease in the level of political and legal nihilism among young people. The review of related problems and approaches to their solution are addressed in this article
In the article, we analyze the measures that the lawenforcement
authorities of the Soviet Russia and the
USSR undertook against the process of bringing the
criminal income into the economy of the country and
using it for the destabilization of the economy and
supporting criminal activities. This work reveals the
true essence of criminal funds and the degree of its
danger to the state and society. The author suggests
that the present-day crisis in the state and political
order is, largely, related to the criminogenic
component of the country development, i.e. the
criminal revolution in Russia in the mid 90-s of the
XX century. The criminality has always been a serious
problem for the society, but only in some countries it
reached the level when it became a threat to national
security. The factor contributing to such situation is, in
the first place, the lack of action on the part of the
society and the state. This allows the criminality to
penetrate in all social and public institutes and create
the political and economic chaos. For obvious reasons,
such social context results in the dissolution of the
state and the formation of smaller state structures, the
introduction of external control, the loss of sovereignty
and the annexation of its territories by more powerful
states