https://legal.excellentwiki.com/russia/criminal-law/ Recent content in Criminal Law on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/russia/criminal-law/russian-criminal-law/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/russia/criminal-law/russian-criminal-law/ <h2 id="sources-and-the-1996-criminal-code">Sources and the 1996 Criminal Code</h2> <p>Russian criminal law is codified in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Ugolovny Kodeks Rossiyskoy Federatsii, UK RF), adopted in 1996 and effective from 1 January 1997, replacing the Soviet-era Criminal Code of the RSFSR of 1960. The Code reflects the post-Soviet transition from socialist legality to a rule-of-law framework, though it retains structural features of Soviet criminal law doctrine. The Code is divided into a General Part (Articles 1-104) establishing fundamental principles, the grounds for criminal liability, the system of punishments, and rules for their application, and a Special Part (Articles 105-360) defining specific offences organised into six sections and 19 chapters according to the object of criminal protection. The Code has been amended extensively, with the most significant recent amendments occurring in 2022-2023 in connection with the conflict in Ukraine.</p>