A New Model of Criminal-legal Protection of Economic Activities

Historical, economic, and socio-cultural characteristics of the national economy determine significant specifics in establishing criminal liability for economic crimes. Significant practical experience has now been accumulated in applying the provisions of Chapter 22 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Criminal law in this area can also be safely described as “mature.” Taken together, the above suggests that at the current stage of Russian state law, all the prerequisites are in place for a qualitative modernization of the system of liability for economic crimes. In this paper, the author proposes using theoretical modeling to develop universal legal frameworks that ensure the development of effective, systemically coordinated criminal legislation. The theoretical model for criminal protection of economic activity is based on social danger, generally understood as a legally significant condition of potential harm to economic relations. This approach underpins the development of legal frameworks for the differentiation of liability, criminal elements, and general approaches to penalization.