The limits of the impact of criminal law on the economy in a transition period (on the example of Russia)
ISSN: 1359-0790
Article publication date: 13 May 2022
Issue publication date: 24 May 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a retrospective analysis of the Russian criminal legislation in the field of protection of economic relations in the transitional period of the economy.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on historical, as well as general scientific research, methods (induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis and historical) and private scientific methods for studying criminal law phenomena (formal-logical, statistical and document research method), the author managed to identify a number of patterns in the development of the Russian criminal legislation in the context of the chosen economic model.
Findings
In particular, it is noted that during the period of the destruction of the planned economic model and the choice of ways for the development of the economy, as well as at the initial stage of the transition period of the economy in Russia.
Originality/value
The author singles out the following patterns of development of criminal legislation in Russia: a) under the influence of a sharp change in the economic model, risks in the sphere of protection of economic relations; and b) the tasks of criminal law in the field of protection of economic relations are changing significantly: from protecting the state monopoly in most areas of economic activity to protecting market economic relations.
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Citation
Rusanov, G. (2023), "The limits of the impact of criminal law on the economy in a transition period (on the example of Russia)", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 30 No. 4, pp. 1096-1111. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-04-2022-0087
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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