Scientific Heritage of Professor G.S. Gaverov in the Science of Criminal Law

Abstract

On July 12, 2021 the community of legal scholars celebrated the 90th anniversary of Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Law, Professor Grigory Stepanovich Gaverov. This article presents an overview of the scientific career of a famous criminal law scholar, the author of a substantial number of research publications on a wide range of different aspects of criminal law, its effectiveness, and problems of crime and punishment, who made an invaluable contribution to the criminal law theory and practical work of the law enforcement bodies. The authors describe key milestones of the career path of Professor G.S. Gaverov, present an overview of his major achievements in the spheres of research and teaching, as well as educational methodology. They prove that the scientific school of criminal law was formed and outline the scope of major scientific interests of G.S. Gaverov which widened as Grigory Stepanovich acted as mentor for postgraduate researchers who later successfully defended their Ph.D. in Law theses. Special attention is paid to the legacy of G.S. Gaverov in the area of educational methodology, which kept up with the major developments of criminal law. The scholar’s talents in the sphere of publicistic writing are highlighted. Special place is given to an overview of a research conference «Scientific heritage of Irkutsk scholars of criminal law» organized in Baikal State University on June 11–12, 2021 in honor of the 90th anniversaries of two outstanding Irkutsk scholars — Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Law, Professor G.S. Gaverov and Doctor of Law, Professor V.Ya. Rybalskaya.