Criminal Legal Responsibility for Public Calls to Execute Extremist Activities in the Russian Federation

In the modern world, extremist activity is developing very quickly and the number of people who share the corresponding illegal views and ideas is constantly growing. The social danger of these activities is largely manifested in the support of criminal approaches to the resolution of many state significant issues. In this regard, unlawful behavior associated with public calls for extremist activities is of particular importance. In the Russian Federation, this behavior is recognized as a criminal offense and responsibility for it is regulated by Art. 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Taking into account the long-term practice of applying this criminal law norm, there is now an urgent need to improve it, taking into account the existing realities of illegal behavior of subjects of extremist activity. The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the institution of criminal liability for public calls for extremist activity in the Russian Federation. The author comes to the conclusion that the legislator fixes a very voluminous composition of the analyzed crime and defines the implementation of public appeals using the media and information and telecommunication networks as a qualifying feature. Attention is focused on the need to supplement Art. 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with other qualified and compositions reflecting the participation of a special subject and the organization of public appeals, which pose a significant danger to the development of Russian society and the state.

extremism, extremist activity, public appeals, criminal liability, Russian criminal legislation