Patterns of Development of the Institution of Confiscation of Property in Russian, Foreign and International Criminal Legislation

Problem statement. The institution of confiscation of property has a long history in Russian criminal law, dating back to the monuments of the law of Ancient Russia. At the same time, at the beginning of the XXI century, the legal nature of the confiscation of property underwent a significant change, not only in Russian, but also in foreign criminal legislation. In the Russian scientific literature, the legal nature of the institution of confiscation of property is traditionally studied from the point of view of its concept, features, goals, correlation with more general criminal law categories (responsibility, punishment). However, the works devoted to the analysis of the regularities of the development of this institute are not presented in our science. The purpose of our study is to identify these patterns. Conclusions. The conducted research made it possible to trace a number of historical and legal patterns in the development of the institute of confiscation in Russian criminal legislation, as well as to identify certain patterns of development and application of the institute of confiscation of property in foreign and international law.

patterns of criminal law, criminal punishment, criminal liability, other measures of a criminal legal nature, confiscation of property