Юридические исследования
Abuse and torture as qualifying features of crimes against public authority, which are additively associated with encroachments on an individual's life and health
This article examines the criminal law nature of bullying and torture as qualifying elements of crimes against state power involving an attack on the life and health of an individual. The relevance of this work stems from recent amendments to criminal law (Federal Law No. 307-FZ of July 14, 2022) related to the introduction of a legal definition of torture in the note to Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, a new qualified element of abuse of power—Part 4 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code o …