Special basis of exemption from criminal liability for state change: the problems of human rights application

The article deals with the conditions and problems of applying the special grounds for exemption from criminal liability for treason, given in the footnote to article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The provisions of the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of applying special grounds for exemption from criminal liability are analyzed. As a result of the analysis it was noted that the provisions on the release of persons from criminal responsibility for high treason require substantial improvement in the framework of differentiation of the conditions for the application of these provisions, depending on the extent of the damage done to the interests of the Russian Federation.