Application of the rule on physical or mental coercion and some ways to improve the effectiveness of its implementation

The article deals with the problem of determining the legal nature of physical and mental coercion. Attention is drawn to the fact that the interpretation of the criminal law norm provided for in article 40 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation has a number of difficulties caused by the presence of evaluation features, which makes its application in practice difficult. Special attention is paid to the correlation of the concepts of «compulsion», «irresistible force», «violence», «compulsion». The methodological basis of the research is the methods of analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, as well as the method of authentic, judicial and scientific interpretation of criminal law norms. Based on the study of the theoretical positions of scientists and the analysis of judicial practice, the conclusion is made about the immaturity of the institution of physical or mental coercion. In order to increase the effectiveness of the implementation of the norm on physical or mental coercion, the author's version of its modeling is proposed.

physical or mental coercion, extreme necessity, force majeure, violence, coercion, hypnosis, criminal law, effectiveness, application