Mediation in Bribery in the Light of Amendments Made to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

Lately, the criminal law has seen quite a particular trend to changes aimed at combating corruption. Many of the changes do not possess the nature of absolute novelties which is vividly evident in the case of Art. 2911 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. This article had already been present in the 1960 Criminal Code of the RSFSR and again has found its place in the existing Criminal Code. This article is devoted to consideration of issues arising from addition to the Russian Criminal Code of articles providing for criminal responsibility for mediation in commercial bribery, as well as for petty bribery and small commercial bribery. The supplement of these articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is reactionary in nature, since it is caused by the high rush around corruption crimes committed by officials and have received quite a lot of publicity. The article considers positive and negative aspects associated with the addition of the articles into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, as well as suggests ways to address emerging problems of criminal law.

criminal law, corruption, crime, bribery, mediation in bribery, mediation in commercial bribery, petty bribery, small commercial bribery, criminal law, changes into the criminal law

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