Protection of the Reputation of Volunteer Units in the Context of the Criminal Law Prohibition of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The article proposes an original interpretation of the criminal law protection of the reputation of volunteer units within the framework of their assistance in fulfilling the tasks assigned to the Armed Forces of the Russian Fed-eration or the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation. It examines the consequences of includ-ing volunteer units in the list of public entities set out in the disposition of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The author reveals the specifics of the legal status of volunteer units as subjects of state defense. It is substantiated that the dissemination of deliberately false information about the activities of volunteer units affects not only the interests of ensuring public security but also public trust in the entities im-plementing the defense function of the state. It is proposed to consider the corresponding criminal law prohibi-tion as a tool for protecting the reputation of volunteer units. The scientific novelty of the study lies in consider-ing the reputation of volunteer units as a social interest protected by criminal law.
Author: Alexey A. Khodusov
Institution: International Law Institute
Language: English
Topic: Criminal Law and Policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7214752103