Проблемы соотношения частных и публичных интересов государств при криминализации международных преступлений

Abstract

The contemporary world often sees a contradiction between the actions of states to advocate their own interests and the interests of the international community in combating the most dangerous crimes. In the field of international criminal law, the problem of imbalance between interests of particular states (‘private’ interests), and the interests of the international community in general ‘public’ interests) is especially evident. This imbalance indirectly manifests in the occurrence of contentious situations during the criminalisation of international crimes in national law. This article covers the problem of the imbalance of interests, from its general philosophical underpinnings to specific manifestations in criminal law. This objective mediates the construction of the article according to the principle ‘from the general to the particular’: from the general problem of the relation of the interests of the state and the global community through the prism of international criminal law to the specific problems of criminalisation in domestic law. The article was prepared with the use of historical, comparative-legal, and formal-juridical methods. The ain provisions of the article are illustrated with examples from international and national law, supported by quotations from philosophers and contemporary scholars of the philosophy of international law. The author begins by exploring the development of ideas of sovereignty as a private interest of the state. Upon establishing that the evolution of sovereignty ideas has not led to its uniform understanding and consistency with the interests of international law, the author delves into the problems of international criminal law. The author adresses the problems occurring during the criminalisation of international crimes in the framework of domestic law. The author makes a conclusion regarding the possible ways of national law refinement for strengthening the interaction of states in the field of international criminal law.