Compromise criminal law relations (on the example of releasing a person from criminal liability in view of reconciliation with the victim)

Norms and institutions based on satisfying private interests have been established in public branches of law. In criminal law, the problem of the relationship between private and public principles is particularly acute, given the importance of protected relations and the special power of the state in resolving issues of criminal liability. One of the most striking examples of the expression of private principles in criminal law is the release of a person from criminal liability in view of reconciliation with the victim (Art. 76 of the Criminal Code of Russian Federation). The main attention is paid to this norm due to the uncertainty of the grounds for releasing from criminal liability and contradictory disclosure in court decisions of the conditions of releasing from criminal liability mentioned in this article.