Extremist Community Formation: Qualification Problems

Review. This article deals with the features of an objective element of an offence provided for in Art. 282 1 of the Criminal Code that are the most significant for the qualification. During the study the question of a legal nature of the crime was considered; the author concludes that an extremist community is a special kind of complicity in crimes of extremist nature that constitute a separate crime within the framework of the Special Part of the Criminal Code. The paper presents the main viewpoint of the doctrine with regard to the issue of complicity within the framework of which an extremist community exists. As a result of the analysis of criminal law rules and judicial practice, the author identifies the hallmarks applied by courts to establish the existence of an extremist community The author concludes that he extremist community is referred to such a form of complicity in a crime as criminal association (criminal organization) and provides a definition of an "extremist community. " The author has studied the main forms of a socially dangerous act provided for in Art. 2821 of the RF CC. The paper contains recommendations as to qualification of an offense provided for in P. 1.1 of Art. 2821 of the RF CC and resolution of issues related to this norm (competition with the provisions of Parts 1 and 2 of the Article) The criminal law of the RF CC being supplemented by Art. 2823 "Financing an extremist activity", the issue concerning the balance between the norms set forth in P 2 of Art 2821 and Art 2823of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation has been resolved, as well as proposals concerning qualification of an offense in cases where a member of an extremist community carries out its funding have been made. The author has developed recommendations for improving clarifications submitted by the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation devoted to the interpretation of the rules concerning liability for organizing an extremist community under Art. 2821of the RF CC.

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