Honor and dignity as objects of criminal law protection

Abstract

The article considers honor and dignity as objects of criminal and administrative offenses. The norms of criminal and administrative legislation providing for liability for attacks on the honor and dignity of the individual are analyzed. The issues of differentiation of the elements of crimes, offenses that have honor and dignity as the main and additional object are considered. Examining the gaps in the current legislation, the authors propose to provide for criminal liability for repeated commission of an administrative offense - insults in the Article 128.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.