Interpretation of criminal law evaluation concepts in the activity of courts

Abstract

Subject of research: norms of the Russian criminal legislation containing evaluative concepts, materials of judicial practice and resolutions of the Plenums of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as well as scientific works of scientists devoted to the research topic.
 The purpose of the study: to develop scientifically sound proposals for improving the criminal law in terms of some specification of the features of evaluative concepts that would exclude a dual interpretation of criminal law norms
 Methods and objects of research: the research is based on the dialectical method of cognition, the formal legal method, as well as methods of analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction. The object of the study is some criminal law evaluative concepts, the interpretation of which sometimes varies not only at the level of the courts of first instance, but also at the level of the highest judicial body the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
 The main results of the study: the conclusion is made about the expediency of developing approximate characteristics of a particular evaluative concept for their consideration by investigative and judicial authorities in daily law enforcement activities.