Open AccessТhe teoretiko-legal aspects of restriction of electoral rights of the citizens who are in imprisonment places
Author(s) -
Николай Жезлов,
Nikolay Zhezlov
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advances in law studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2500-428X
pISSN - 2409-5087
DOI - 10.12737/17126
Subject(s) - imprisonment , referendum , possession (linguistics) , political science , law , politics , order (exchange) , government (linguistics) , business , philosophy , linguistics , finance
In this article the main teoretiko-legal aspects of restriction of electoral rights of the citizens of the Russian Federation condemned are considered to serving of custodial sanction. The problem of discrepancy of the Russian electoral laws to the international regulations and standards concerning this category of persons in the part concerning realization by them of the right to choose is revealed and to be elected. Need of establishment of restriction of the electoral rights condemned as a separate auxiliary view of criminal sanction for the persons condemned is designated and proved for crimes against, the government, the world and safety of mankind, public safety and a public order. Expansion of the political rights of the persons which are in imprisonment places in the part concerning participation in a referendum, possession and use of an active electoral right is offered.