Modern problems of criminal liability for illegal circulation of special technical means intended for secret obtaining of information

In article the current problem of realization of criminal liability for illicit trafficking in the special technical means intended for secret obtaining information, connected with establishment of contents and orientation of intention of the person who made the corresponding actions is considered. The author considers the current state of the criminal legislation and the operating explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and also addresses opinions of scientists, judicial statistics and practical examples in the field. By results of the conducted research the concrete conclusions and offers directed to improvement of law-enforcement practice concerning qualification and proof of the considered crime on the basis of respect for the principle of subjective imputation are formulated.

illicit trafficking, the special technical means intended for secret obtaining information, subjective imputation, criminal liability