PARTICIPATION OF ANATOLY FEDOROVICH KONI IN THE FORMATION OF THE EMPIRE CRIMINAL LAW POLICY IN 1906–1917

As an active participant of special commissions on the development of criminal laws of the Empire, Anatoly Fedorovich Koni, nevertheless, in the last quarter of the XIX century, practically did not touch upon the issues of the criminal law theory (the exception was the work of the young lawyer in 1866). The practical experience gained by the famous senator allowed him to move into the sphere of theoretical jurisprudence. Being a member of the State Council Kony took an active part in the development of the state criminal policy and at the beginning of the 20th century, he did not only write the works on the criminal law theory, but also stated his objectives of the contemporary criminal policy. A.F. Koni subjected outdated norms in the field of criminal law to harsh criticism, noted their ineffectiveness and often – meaninglessness. His criticism of the outdated norms influenced the procedure of their abolition in the early twentieth century – at the time of the adoption and enactment of the new Criminal Code of the Empire. The criminal and legal views of Anatoly Fedorovich Koni during the specified period were not the subject of special study by scientists, since only a small part of his works on criminal law was published. Using archival materials and little-known publications, we consider the contribution of A.F. Koni to the development of criminal law and criminal law policy of the Russian state in the period between the two revolutions.