FEATURES OF CRIMINAL PROSEEDINGS IN WARTIME: PROCEDURAL NOVELTIES AND THEIR PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Author(s): Stefanova E.Y.
Rubric: Relevant aspects of criminal law, criminal proceedings and criminalistics
DOI: 10.21777/2587-9472-2026-1-58-62
Release: 2026-1 (49)
Pages: 58-62
Keywords: criminal proceedings, martial law, mobilization, wartime, procedural novels, the practice of applying pro- cedural norms, the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation (CCP RF), the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (CC RF)
Annotation: The modern geopolitical situation has necessitated the adaptation of Russian criminal procedure legislation to the conditions of special periods, such as wartime, mobilization, and martial law. Since 2022, a large number of amendments and changes have been made to the criminal and criminal procedure legislation, including those related to exemption from criminal liability and suspension of criminal proceedings against military personnel. In this regard, the purpose of the study is to analyze the consistency of the amendments made to the domestic criminal procedure legislation and to identify problems of law enforcement practice related to the application of the relevant norms of criminal procedure legislation. Based on the results of the study, the author offers some proposals for improving the current legislation, noting, in particular, that the analysis of law enforcement practice and regulatory legal acts on the subject considered in the article leads to the conclusion that changes in the criminal procedure legislation of the Russian Federation for conditions of martial law are non-systemic and contain internal contradictions. In the text of the article, the Russian Federation is abbreviated as the RF, the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation is the CCP RF, and the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is the CC RF.
Bibliography: Stefanova E.Y. FEATURES OF CRIMINAL PROSEEDINGS IN WARTIME: PROCEDURAL NOVELTIES AND THEIR PRACTICAL APPLICATION // Journal of Legal Sciences. – 2026. – № 1 (49). – С. 58-62. doi: 10.21777/2587-9472-2026-1-58-62