FEATURES OF QUALIFYING THE USE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST A GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE (ARTICLE 318 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Author(s): Semenova U.S.
Rubric: Relevant aspects of criminal law, criminal proceedings and criminalistics
DOI: 10.21777/2587-9472-2025-4-52-57
Release: 2025-4 (48)
Pages: 52-57
Keywords: encroachment on life, law enforcement officer, violence, government official, threat of murder, threat of violence, article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
Annotation: The article examines the features of the qualification of the use of violence against a government official, since nowadays the number of such acts is increasing, which confirms the relevance of this topic. The subject of the research is the criminal law norm establishing liability for the use of violence against a government representative (Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The study aims to substantiate proposals for the qualification of the crime under Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The article provides examples from forensic investigative practices regarding the qualification of violence against government repre- sentatives. The following methods were used in the course of the research: formal-logical, comparative-legal, as well as analysis, synthesis, deduction. The novelty of the research lies in the author’s proposals for qualifying the use of violence against a government representative (Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federa- tion), aimed at preventing errors in law enforcement, particularly in cases of its indirect commission — through the use of information and telecommunication networks. In the text of the article, the Russian Federation is abbreviated as RF.
Bibliography: Semenova U.S. FEATURES OF QUALIFYING THE USE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST A GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE (ARTICLE 318 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION) // Journal of Legal Sciences. – 2025. – № 4 (48). – С. 52-57. doi: 10.21777/2587-9472-2025-4-52-57