Novels of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of counteraction to activity, directed at adolescents to suicidal behavior

Introduction: the changes introduced in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation by Federal Law № 120-FZ of June 7, 2017 «On counteracting activities aimed at inducing juveniles to suicidal behavior» are being investigated, the validity of supplementing the Criminal Code with new articles is analyzed. Materials and Methods: the author uses traditional for criminal law dialectical-materialistic, logical, historical, system-structural, as well as comparative legal and concrete sociological methods. Results: the relevance and justification of the criminalization of acts is emphasized. This justifies the redundancy of Art. 110.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, due to the objective possibility of establishing responsibility for declining and assisting suicide in Art. 110 of the Criminal Code. Analyzed ways to bring to suicide, declination to commit suicide and facilitate the commission of suicide. The list of common characteristics for these acts is supplemented. The categories of new crimes are being revised. Discussion and Conclusions: the author made proposals for the regulation and differentiation of criminal responsibility of bringing to suicide and facilitating its commission. A new version of Article 110 of the Criminal Code is being developed аmong other сonclusions.