Some features of the delineation of crimes provided for in Articles 127 and 206 of the Criminal Code

The article examines the concepts of illegal imprisonment and hostage-taking, their signs, and pays special attention to problematic aspects in qualifying the act according to one of these articles. Within the framework, problems were identified, the presence of which is confirmed by examples from judicial practice; a comparative legal analysis of these norms was carried out. The author's proposals have been made to overcome controversial aspects in the qualification of a crime under the mentioned articles of criminal legislation.