ANALYSIS OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT LEGAL POSITION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON EXTREMIST CASES

Abstract

Extremist cases are characterized by a set of features: a wide range of various criminal actions, their proof circumstances complexity, an ambiguous standard and legal regulation and other difficulties. This is a reason of diverse judicial and investigative practice formation. After analysis of judicial and investigative practice author reveals a num- ber of regularities which peculiar for affairs of this category. On the basis of all materials considered by the Constitutional court of the Russian Federation (46 cases on complaints consideration for the period from 1993 to 2017) the author analyses features of complaints and statutes which are the subject at appeal. Practice synthesis of the Constitutional court of the Russian Federation on cases of anti-extremism legislation and description of legal position of the Constitutional court is a result of done analysis. The author reveals and describes substantial aspects of complaints which have been rejected by the Constitutional court. Recommendations about complaints preparation and submission are stated. Special attention is paid to those circumstances which are the basis of the Constitutional court practice and are standard causes of failure in complaint consideration. According to analysis practice results of the Constitutional court of the Russian Federation the following provisions are proved: 1) practice of complaint consideration by the Constitutional court on cases of extremist offenses was already created and on certain questions is constantly reproduced in decisions, 2) law-linguistic uncertainty of anti-extremism legislation isn't an obstacle to its application, 3) results of judicial and expert researches are crucial for circumstances state and existence in expert practice of numerous collisions on similar affairs isn't a subject for the appeal in the Constitutional court. The research is done with financial support of RHSF on the agreement No. 16-33-01150.