Golden ratio as a key to the harmonization of criminal legislation?
https://doi.org/10.22394/2074-7306-2023-1-3-156-164
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Abstract
In the context of an uncontrolled process of changing criminal legislation, introducing countless amendments, including those that sometimes contradict each other, violating the unity and systemic nature of the norms of the General and Special Parts of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the issue of achieving balance, stability of the current Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is particularly acute, bringing it into a coherent and structured state. Harmonization of legislation is exactly the process that, in our opinion, contributes to the achievement of this goal. The article examines the concepts of "harmony", "harmonization", including their legislative interpretations, and also gives a general idea of the "golden ratio" and the use of the patterns arising from it for the purposes of harmonizing criminal legislation. The idea of the possibility of using the law of the "golden proportion" and the "divine" irrational number 1.618 is substantiated, for example, in determining the category of crimes (Article 15 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), as well as in constructing sanctions for simple, qualified and especially qualified offenses. The proposals formulated in the article can be used in legislative activities and in conducting scientific and legal research.
About the Author
N. Yu. Lazareva
South-Russia Institute of Management – branch of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia Yu. Lazareva – Cand. Sci. (Jurid.), Associate Professor, Head at the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines
Rostov-on-Don
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Lazareva N.Yu. Golden ratio as a key to the harmonization of criminal legislation? North Caucasus Legal Vestnik. 2023;(3):156-164. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2074-7306-2023-1-3-156-164. EDN: VRVIBN
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