Characteristics of justice and its importance as an object in the offenses under sec. 31 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

According to the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the state of criminal records in Russia from 2010 to 2015 showed increase in the number of convicts for crimes against justice. In view of the statistics given in the article, it is necessary to examine comprehensively these crimes. Particular attention is paid to the definition of the concept of "justice". Due to the absence of this term in legal acts and common understanding in the theory of criminal law, the author believes that justice is a form of state activity that carries out the review of cases within the jurisdiction of the court through constitutional, civil, arbitration, administrative and criminal proceedings. It is accomplished in the framework of state well-defined legal procedure, in order to restore legal rights and freedoms of citizens or organizations, or legitimate interests of the society and the state. The author also analyzes diametrically opposite views of Russian scientists on the object of crimes against justice. It is noted that there are no discussions on the definition of the generic object of crimes against justice, as it is a normal activity of state authorities; however, the specific object of these crimes is determined in different ways by different specialists. The author believes that the specific object is to be determined on the basis of the goals and objectives in order to ensure justice.