Legal measures of fighting with crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic: world experience and prospects for Russia

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The article analyzes the experience of various countries in the use of criminal law measures to counter violations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the forgery of vaccination passports and false vaccination. Having analyzed the examples of struggle and punishment in different jurisdictions, the author considers the possibilities of applying these approaches in the Russian Federation in case of possible future outbreaks and aggressive mutations of the virus.

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Albina A. Shatalova

North Caucasus Social University; Stavropol regional bar Association

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Email: apsk2034@palatask.ru

post-graduate student of the Department of criminal law and procedure; advocate

Russian Federation, Stavropol; Stavropol

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