Criminal law norm: concept, system

The relevance of the research topic is due to the need to rethink the concept of a criminal law norm taking into account the provisions of the theory of law. It is important to consider the criminal law norm not only as an element of science, the discipline of “criminal law”, but also as a norm containing the characteristics of a legal norm on general understanding. It is also important to note that the formation of a criminal law norm is influenced by such areas as moral and ethical standards existing in society, religious prescriptions and prohibitions. Disidentification of the understanding of a criminal law norm and an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation can have a positive effect on both legislative activity and law enforcement practice. On the one hand, this will allow the legislator to more accurately formulate the text of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which will more accurately meet public demands and challenges of the time. On the other hand, it will be easier for the law enforcement officer to apply and interpret the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which will lead to a fairer qualification of a specific act. The article also examines the issues of the system of criminal law norms, touches upon the issues of the legal nature of circumstances excluding the criminality of an act, and their relationship with the concept of a crime. The wording of the concept of a crime and the concept of a criminal law norm is formulated.