Open AccessTHE FORMATION OF SPECIAL RIGIDITYAS A THEORETICAL AND LEGAL CONCEPT
Author(s) -
Anna G. Menshikova,
Anna G. Menshikova,
E. I. Dumanskaya,
Е И Думанская
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik ûgorskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-9114
pISSN - 1816-9228
DOI - 10.17816/byusu20200153-61
Subject(s) - cruelty , torture , criminal law , law , legal doctrine , doctrine , legislature , political science , criminology , sociology , human rights
The article provides a historical analysis of the legislative consolidation of the sign of «special cruelty» and related categories. The legal role of this feature at different stages of the formation of criminal law is determined. The authors consider scientific ideas regarding the interpretation of the concepts of «special cruelty», «torture», «torture» and other forms of cruel behavior in the doctrine of criminal law and law enforcement practice of the pre-revolutionary and Soviet periods. In conclusion, the continuity of the norms of the current criminal law in the application and determination of the sign of «special cruelty» is revealed, similar features and significant differences are determined.