To the 70-th. anniversary of Nuremberg’s tribunal: Radbruch’s formula and experience of its application in judicial opinion after the reunion of Germany
( Pp. 112-117)

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Anna V. Serebrennikova Dr.Sci.(Law), Professor, Professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Moscow, Russian Federation
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Abstract:
The goal of article: this article is dedicated to survey of natural law’s concept of G. Radbruch. «Radbruch’s rule» was the foundation for Nuremberg judgment. According to such concept was designed a principle that reference to national law wasn’t able to exclude the criminal liability foe serious international crimes. In German judicial opinion this problem was very important in 1990-es after the unification of Germany. Under Radbruch’s rule officials from DDR were convicted for the crimes that they had previously committed on the territory of DDR. Method. The comparative method used in this article enables better understanding of Russian criminal law’s rules and also determines the main direction of Russian criminal law’s development. Results of study. Radbruch’s rule is a classical concept of natural law which explains the correlation between natural and positive law. This concept was broadly used after the second world’s war. It’s important for judicial opinion now. The originality and practical value. This article can be of interest for students, PHD-students and everybody who is interested in German criminal law.
How to Cite:
Anna V.S., (2016), TO THE 70-TH. ANNIVERSARY OF NUREMBERG’S TRIBUNAL: RADBRUCH’S FORMULA AND EXPERIENCE OF ITS APPLICATION IN JUDICIAL OPINION AFTER THE REUNION OF GERMANY. Gaps in Russian Legislation, 7 => 112-117.
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Keywords:
The Nuremberg trials, formula Radbruch, criminal law, crimes against humanity, the unification of Germany.


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