Об основаниях уголовно-правового запрета злоупотребления полномочиями

Abstract

The article shows that economic and political transformations not only have a positive impact on the development of society, but also often determine the mani-festation of criminal risks of harming new social relations. The article examines the content of social grounds for the criminal law prohibition of abuse of power (article 201 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation) – a socially dangerous act unknown to pre-Soviet and Soviet criminal legislation. The objectives of the study are, first, to identify the mechanism of violation of public relations through abuse of power, official powers and position in the sphere of functioning of «pri-vate» commercial and other organizations, and secondly, to develop adequate criminal law measures to counteract official crime in this area.

В статье показано, что экономические и политические преобразования не только оказывают положительное влияние на развитие социума, но и нередко предопределяют проявление криминальных рисков причинения вреда новым общественным отношениям.