On the issue of the impact of judicial interpretation of criminal legislation on the practice of applying the norms about mass riots in the Russian Federation

The article is devoted to the problem of differentiation and overcoming competition of article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (mass riots) with related elements of crimes, in the context of its connection with the absence of any regulatory requirements today, fixed in the decisions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The article reveals the imperfection of the norm with simultaneous criticism of the changes made to it, which, in the author’s opinion, do not meet the criteria of consistency and legislative expediency. The aspect of the possible application of the institution of necessary defense and causing harm when detaining a person, having committed a crime, when considering criminal cases of mass riots, is highlighted.