On the Issue of Determining the Insignificance of an Act in Criminal Cases of Illegal Arms Trafficking

The article discusses the problems of applying the institute of insignificance in the criminal policy of the Russian Federation in the field of countering illegal arms trafficking. The article analyzes the tendency to expand criminal liability for acts that formally contain signs of a crime, but do not pose a significant public danger. Examples of judicial practice are given in which courts have recognized such acts as insignificant, taking into account the specific circumstances of the case, the identity of the offender, the motives and goals of his actions, as well as the scope and nature of violations. The necessity of differentiating criminal liability, developing explanations of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the application of insignificance and transferring part of the acts to the category of administrative offenses is substantiated.