Some Methodological Problems of Preventing Crimes Against Political Rights in Modern Democratic States (Philosophy-Legal Dimension)

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Armen HARUTYUNYAN Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v1i1.646

Keywords:

democracy, political rights, political crimes, crimes against political rights, the right of politics, political corruption

Abstract

This article is devoted to the problems of prevention of political crimes and crimes against political rights, which were in the focus of attention of the thinkers of the ancient world. The thinkers of ancient Greece developed many methods of preventing political crimes both on the part of representatives of political power and on the part of ordinary citizens. Modern realities demand to return to the problems identified in the ancient period and to consider the problems of preventing political crimes and crimes against political rights in the context of a modern democratic state. The problems of preventing political crimes and crimes against political rights in modern legal, democratic states are particularly acute in the process of forming state elected bodies, that is, in the process of citizens exercising their political rights. Based on a comprehensive analysis and taking into account modern democratic foundations around the world, it is proposed to expand the range of political crimes and, as prevention of one of the cornerstone problems – the problems of preventing political crimes, to provide for criminal and/or constitutional responsibility for (radical) evasion of the election program at the highest legislative level.

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Author Biography

Armen HARUTYUNYAN, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia

Master of law, PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor, Advisor to the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia, Head of the Master’s program “Crisis Law” of the Crisis Management State Academy of the MES of the Republic of Armenia, Associate Professor of Political Science Chair at RAU. His areas of interest include Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, electoral law, electoral process, political technologies, crimes against political rights. Harutyunyan is the author of two monographs, one teaching manual and 20 scientific articles. Recent publications: “International Methodological Basics of Electoral Law (From Antiquity to Modern Times: Philosophy-Legal Dimension)”.

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2021-12-15

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HARUTYUNYAN, A. (2021). Some Methodological Problems of Preventing Crimes Against Political Rights in Modern Democratic States (Philosophy-Legal Dimension). WISDOM, 1(1), 74–81. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v1i1.646

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): Special Issue: Philosophy of Law

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