ILLEGAL FORMATION (CREATION, REORGANIZATION) OF A JURIDICAL PERSON: ISSUES OF QUALIFICATION AND LEGAL REGULATION OF LIABILITY

Objective: to analyze the disposition of part 1 of Article 173.1 of the Russian Criminal Code and comments to this Article, to identify their shortcomings; to consider problems of practical application of Article 173.1 and to formulate proposals on legislation improvement aimed at increasing the eff...

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Main Authors: N. A. Egorova, A. A. Likholetov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tatar Educational Center “Taglimat” Ltd. 2015-06-01
Series:Russian Journal of Economics and Law
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Online Access:https://www.rusjel.ru/jour/article/view/1896
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description Objective: to analyze the disposition of part 1 of Article 173.1 of the Russian Criminal Code and comments to this Article, to identify their shortcomings; to consider problems of practical application of Article 173.1 and to formulate proposals on legislation improvement aimed at increasing the efficiency of counteraction to illegal formation of a juridical person. Methods: a combination of general scientific (induction, deduction, analysis and synthesis) and specific scientific (formal-legal, comparative legal, sociological, content analysis) methods. Results: the paper proposes an analysis of Article 173.1 of the Criminal Code and the current state of law enforcement practice on criminal cases concerning the illegal formation (creation, reorganization) of a juridical person. Basing on empirical material, the authors show the problems in classification of these crimes. The authors conclude that the unsatisfactory results of the struggle against "short-lived" companies result mainly from the imperfection of the existing criminal law, and prove the need for decriminalization of these crimes, simultaneously establishing administrative liability for such acts and excepting Article 173.1 from the Criminal Code or changing its content. Scientific novelty: basing on the existing legal norms, modern scientific literature on the topic, and materials on applying Article 173.1 of the Russian Criminal Code, the article studies the signs of illegal formation (creation, reorganization) of a juridical person, which cause the greatest difficulties in the crime qualification, and sets out the author's proposals on legislation improvement, in particular, an exemplary article of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation on formation (creation, reorganization) of "short-lived” companies. Practical value: the judgments and conclusions contained in the article can be used in law-making activities (for the development of draft laws on introducing changes and amendments to the criminal and administrative law), in the law-enforcement practice (for the qualification of crimes in the sphere of economic activity), in the scientific research (preparation of theses, monographs, textbooks, scientific articles), in the educational process (teaching the discipline "Criminal law” and special courses on criminal law).
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spelling doaj.art-b0c1bd90f42a45e38b6b9e4344c5d25e2024-03-20T08:16:48ZengTatar Educational Center “Taglimat” Ltd.Russian Journal of Economics and Law2782-29232015-06-01022332391894ILLEGAL FORMATION (CREATION, REORGANIZATION) OF A JURIDICAL PERSON: ISSUES OF QUALIFICATION AND LEGAL REGULATION OF LIABILITYN. A. Egorova0A. A. Likholetov1Volgograd Academy of the Russian Ministry of Domestic AffairsVolgograd Academy of the Russian Ministry of Domestic AffairsObjective: to analyze the disposition of part 1 of Article 173.1 of the Russian Criminal Code and comments to this Article, to identify their shortcomings; to consider problems of practical application of Article 173.1 and to formulate proposals on legislation improvement aimed at increasing the efficiency of counteraction to illegal formation of a juridical person. Methods: a combination of general scientific (induction, deduction, analysis and synthesis) and specific scientific (formal-legal, comparative legal, sociological, content analysis) methods. Results: the paper proposes an analysis of Article 173.1 of the Criminal Code and the current state of law enforcement practice on criminal cases concerning the illegal formation (creation, reorganization) of a juridical person. Basing on empirical material, the authors show the problems in classification of these crimes. The authors conclude that the unsatisfactory results of the struggle against "short-lived" companies result mainly from the imperfection of the existing criminal law, and prove the need for decriminalization of these crimes, simultaneously establishing administrative liability for such acts and excepting Article 173.1 from the Criminal Code or changing its content. Scientific novelty: basing on the existing legal norms, modern scientific literature on the topic, and materials on applying Article 173.1 of the Russian Criminal Code, the article studies the signs of illegal formation (creation, reorganization) of a juridical person, which cause the greatest difficulties in the crime qualification, and sets out the author's proposals on legislation improvement, in particular, an exemplary article of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation on formation (creation, reorganization) of "short-lived” companies. Practical value: the judgments and conclusions contained in the article can be used in law-making activities (for the development of draft laws on introducing changes and amendments to the criminal and administrative law), in the law-enforcement practice (for the qualification of crimes in the sphere of economic activity), in the scientific research (preparation of theses, monographs, textbooks, scientific articles), in the educational process (teaching the discipline "Criminal law” and special courses on criminal law).https://www.rusjel.ru/jour/article/view/1896«отмывание» денегillegal formation (creation, reorganization) of a juridical personfigureheadcrimearticle 173.1 of the criminal code, "short-lived" companycriminal law of the russian federationillegal activitiesfraudmoney laundering
spellingShingle N. A. Egorova
A. A. Likholetov
ILLEGAL FORMATION (CREATION, REORGANIZATION) OF A JURIDICAL PERSON: ISSUES OF QUALIFICATION AND LEGAL REGULATION OF LIABILITY
Russian Journal of Economics and Law
«отмывание» денег
illegal formation (creation, reorganization) of a juridical person
figurehead
crime
article 173.1 of the criminal code, "short-lived" company
criminal law of the russian federation
illegal activities
fraud
money laundering
title ILLEGAL FORMATION (CREATION, REORGANIZATION) OF A JURIDICAL PERSON: ISSUES OF QUALIFICATION AND LEGAL REGULATION OF LIABILITY
title_full ILLEGAL FORMATION (CREATION, REORGANIZATION) OF A JURIDICAL PERSON: ISSUES OF QUALIFICATION AND LEGAL REGULATION OF LIABILITY
title_fullStr ILLEGAL FORMATION (CREATION, REORGANIZATION) OF A JURIDICAL PERSON: ISSUES OF QUALIFICATION AND LEGAL REGULATION OF LIABILITY
title_full_unstemmed ILLEGAL FORMATION (CREATION, REORGANIZATION) OF A JURIDICAL PERSON: ISSUES OF QUALIFICATION AND LEGAL REGULATION OF LIABILITY
title_short ILLEGAL FORMATION (CREATION, REORGANIZATION) OF A JURIDICAL PERSON: ISSUES OF QUALIFICATION AND LEGAL REGULATION OF LIABILITY
title_sort illegal formation creation reorganization of a juridical person issues of qualification and legal regulation of liability
topic «отмывание» денег
illegal formation (creation, reorganization) of a juridical person
figurehead
crime
article 173.1 of the criminal code, "short-lived" company
criminal law of the russian federation
illegal activities
fraud
money laundering
url https://www.rusjel.ru/jour/article/view/1896
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