The Concept of Rightful Harm in Criminal Law in the Works of Professor V. I. Mikhailov: On 70th Anniversary of the Scientist

In an article dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Valentin I. Mikhailov, Professor, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Chief Researcher at the Center for Criminal and Criminal Procedure Legislation at the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, based on an analysis of the scientist’s scientific papers, his contribution to the development of the concept of legitimate harm in criminal law is revealed. The author’s position of V. I. Mikhailov on the intersectoral nature of criminal law relations of legitimate harm, accumulating the provisions of chapter 8 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, norms of other federal laws and delegated normative legal acts. The key thesis is the scientist’s point of view on the recognition of legitimate harm that is caused in cases permitted and prescribed by law.