Features of the Methodology for Investigating Criminal Cases of Crimes of Previous Years Initiated by Convicts Serving life Sentences

The article was written in connection with the anniversary of Professor Ivan Yakovlevich Kozachenko. It notes the author's desire to emphasize the need to bring domestic criminal law and criminal procedure doctrines closer to world structures and analogues, including the enduring values and principles of law. His primacy in this area among the Russian doctrinal community is noted, especially the main definition of Russian criminal law preached by Ivan Yakovlevich, in his opinion, the protection of human rights and freedoms.