The involvement in prostitution according to the Criminal codes of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation: a comparative legal analysis

Since the earliest stages of the human cultural development, prostitution has been one of the most significant social deviancies. The research presents a comparative legal analysis of the criminal legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation concerning the standards providing for liability for involving in prostitution. Such an analysis allows one to determine the common patterns and differences in regulations, which in turn can contribute to the balance and improvement of legislative practice. The author concludes that the standards of the criminal law of the Republic of Tajikistan in this field should be fundamentally modernized. The scientific novelty of the research is to amend Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Involvement in Prostitution).