Contribution of the Kazan Law School representatives in the Study of Criminal Liability of Legal Entities

Kazan Federal University celebrates its 220th anniversary. Over the past years, university scientists have conducted numerous legal studies, formed a number of scientific schools, including the Kazan School of Criminal Law. It was the representatives of this school in our country who made a special contribution to raising the issue of the need for criminal liability of legal entities and studying such liability. The article examines the contribution of representatives of the Kazan Law School to the study of issues of criminal liability of legal entities, which was initiated in 1820 by Professor G.I. Solntsev. The role of representatives of the Kazan Law School in the study of criminal liability of legal entities and related issues is noted — Professors A.V. Naumov, T.Ya. The main provisions of the research of these authors on this topic are presented and, based on them, a conclusion is made that, from the point of view of doctrine and legislative technique, there are no insurmountable obstacles to the introduction of criminal liability of legal entities in the Russian Federation.