Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
The Author
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
General Introduction
1. The General Background of Russia
I. Geography and Climate
II. Population
III. Economy
IV. Political and Administrative Structure
A. Contemporary System of the Russian Federation
B. USSR System
V. The Judicial System
2. Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, and Criminal Science
I. Definitions of Criminal Law
A. Criminal Law and Substantive Criminal Law
B. Criminal Procedure
C. Correctional Law or Enforcement of Criminal Sanctions

D. Criminal Offenses
II. Characteristics of Criminal Law
III. Overview of the Criminal Justice System
A. Investigating Authorities
B. Prosecuting Authorities
C. Trial Jurisdictions
D. Prison System and Probation Service
E. Statistical Overview
3. The Historical Background
I. Ancient Rus'
II. Russian Centralized State
III. Russian Empire (1721-1917)
IV. Soviet Period (1917-1991)
4. The Criminal Code of 1996 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 2001: Recent Developments in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
5. Sources of Criminal Law

I. International Sources
II. National Sources
A. The Constitution
B. Statutory Legislation
C. Statutory Delegated Legislation
D. Case Law
E. Others
6. Classifications and Techniques of Criminal Law
Part I. Substantive Criminal Law
Chapter 1. General Principles
1. System of General Principles
2. The Principle of Legality
I. Statement and Content
A. Historical Background of the Concept of the Principle of Legality
B. The Current Concept of the Principle of Legality
C. Legal Regulation and Scope of the Principle of Legality

II. Legality and Interpretation
3. The Principle of Individual Responsibility
4. The Principle of Proportionality
Chapter 2. Scope of Application of Criminal Statutes
1. Principles Concerning the Applicability of Criminal Statutes with Respect to Time
I. Principle of Nonretroactivity/Prohibition of Retroactive Criminal Law
II. Exceptions to the Principle Nonretroactivity: Retroactivity of the Milder Statute
2. Principles Concerning the Applicability of Criminal Statutes with Respect to Space
I. Major Principles and Location within Legal System

II. The Territorial Principle
III. Extraterritorial Criminal Jurisdiction
A. Principles
1. Protective Principle
2. Nationality Principle
3. Universality Principle
4. Patronizing Principle
B. Taking Foreign Criminal Judgments into Account
3. Principles Concerning the Applicability of Criminal Statutes with Respect to Persons
I. Immunities Based on National Public Law
II. Immunities Based on International Public Law
Chapter 3. General Principles of Criminal Liability
1. Introduction: The Basic Elements of Criminal Offenses