Abstract
The aim of the article is to analyze the measures of criminal-legal regulation of environmental crimes in Russia, using the example of the city of Tyumen, based on a study of official statistics, current criminal and other legislation, and general theoretical provisions. In the process of writing the article, following research methods were used: formally legal, historical and legal, comparative legal method, analysis, comparison, statistical method and others. The authors provide official statistics regarding the criminal situation in Tyumen in 2015-2019 on environmental crimes.
Highlights
According to the content of Art. 58 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, every citizen is obliged to preserve nature and environment, take care of natural resources
Environmental crime is a complex set of crimes against the environment, i.e. socially dangerous, guilty, unlawful, harmful to the environment and human health acts prohibited and punishable in accordance with criminal law, encroaching on public relations to protect the natural environment and the rational use of natural resources, including ensuring the environmental safety of individuals, people, society, nation and sustainable development of the state
Dubovik proposes to classify environmental crimes into two groups, based on the consolidation of criminal acts in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: 1) crimes with responsibility provided for in Chapter 26 (Articles 246-262 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation); 2) environmental crimes with responsibility placed in other chapters (for example, Article 215 (Chapter 24), Articles 236, 237, 243, 245 (Chapter 25)) [Environmental Law in Questions and Answers, 2016, 26]
Summary
According to the content of Art. 58 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, every citizen is obliged to preserve nature and environment, take care of natural resources. Environmental crime is a complex set of crimes against the environment, i.e. socially dangerous, guilty, unlawful, harmful to the environment and human health acts prohibited and punishable in accordance with criminal law, encroaching on public relations to protect the natural environment and the rational use of natural resources, including ensuring the environmental safety of individuals, people, society, nation and sustainable development of the state. Environmental safety of society and the state that causes harm or poses a threat to the environment, people and other law enforcement interests. Dubovik proposes to classify environmental crimes into two groups, based on the consolidation of criminal acts in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: 1) crimes with responsibility provided for in Chapter 26 (Articles 246-262 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation); 2) environmental crimes with responsibility placed in other chapters (for example, Article 215 (Chapter 24), Articles 236, 237, 243, 245 (Chapter 25)) [Environmental Law in Questions and Answers, 2016, 26]
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