V. D. Spasovich's Criminal Law Ideas: To the 190th Birthday of the Jurist
https://doi.org/10.17803/1994-1471.2019.109.12.170-179
Abstract
Spasovich V.D. is the author of the first criminal law textbook in the Russian Empire. The progressive criminal law ideas formulated by the author provoked indignation in reactionary circles. By the decision of the special commission of the III division, the textbook was excluded from the educational process, and its author was forbidden to carry out teaching activities. For a long time Spasovich was not mentioned among the representatives of the brilliant galaxy of pre-revolutionary forensic scientists. Only in recent years, his works have been reprinted and are gradually entering the scientific circulation. The purpose of this paper is to study the Spasovich’s criminal law ideas and to determine the contribution of the jurist to the science of Russian criminal law. The authors conclude that the Spasovich’s ideas laid the foundations for the formation of a classical school of criminal law in the Russian Empire. The jurist carried out a deep theoretical development of the problems associated with the corpus delicti, the goals and measure of punishment, free will, and statutes of limitations. In his writings, Spasovich substantiated the fundamental principles of criminal law science: legality, equality, justice, commensurability of crime and punishment, respect for the dignity of the individual, the value of human rights and freedoms.
About the Authors
A. F. Vishnevskiy
Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Aleksey F. Vishnevskiy, Dr. of Sci. (History), Professor (Law), Professor of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law
pr-t Masherova, d. 6, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, 220005
A. P. Grahotskiy
State and Law of Francisk Skorina
Gomel State University
Belarus
Belarus
Aleksander P. Grahotskiy, Cand. of Sci. (Law), Head of the Department of International Relations, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and History
ul. Sovetskaya, d. 102, Gomel, Republic of Belarus, 246003
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Vishnevskiy A.F., Grahotskiy A.P. V. D. Spasovich's Criminal Law Ideas: To the 190th Birthday of the Jurist. Actual Problems of Russian Law. 2019;1(12):170-179. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17803/1994-1471.2019.109.12.170-179
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