Responsibility for Drug Trafficking Under the Criminal Legislation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus

One of the tasks for Russia and many other states is to combat crimes related to the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (drugs). To ensure public safety, legislators of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus differentiate criminal legal measures aimed at improving the legal regulation of liability for crimes related to drug trafficking.

Of scientific interest is a comparative study of the provisions establishing criminal liability for crimes related to drug trafficking under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, which makes it possible to more effectively combat these crimes.

The article notes a fairly high level of regulation of liability for these crimes, at the same time the author substantiates proposals for improving their legislative regulation.

The goals and objectives of the scientific research are to substantiate proposals for improving criminal liability for crimes related to drug trafficking and to identify trends in judicial practice for the crimes in question in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. The author, in particular, points out that the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus provides for a more consistent differentiation of responsibility for the crimes in question; successful is the inclusion in Art. 327 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, notes in which the basic concepts are revealed; repeated consumption of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances should not entail criminal liability in Russia.

The proposals and recommendations substantiated in this article can be used in further theoretical research, as well as in further differentiation of criminal liability for crimes related to drug trafficking.

Innovations in the criminal legislation of Russia are proposed for a more consistent differentiation of criminal liability for crimes related to drug trafficking.

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