Prospects of criminal liability of legal entities for crimes in the sphere of entrepreneurial activity in the context of the princi-ples of russian criminal law

Abstract

Abstract. The article critically analyzes the arguments of the proponents of introducing the possibility of criminal liability of legal entities into the Russian legislation.the Author gives additional arguments in favor of the fact that the introduction of the Institute of criminal liability of legal entities into the domestic legislation contradicts the principles of Russian criminal law and the doctrine of the subjective side of the crime. The scientist speaks in favor of the need to improve the effectiveness of existing legal instruments to counter socially dangerous acts committed by legal entities. The proposal is made to fix in the legislation the procedure of compulsory liquidation of a legal entity that acted as an instrument of committing a crime.