CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR ILLEGAL SEARCH AND (OR) SEIZURE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS FROM THE PLACE OF OCCURRENCE: SOME ISSUES OF THEORY AND PRACTICE

The article is devoted to the analysis of the criminal rule, that is dedicated to the liability for illegal search and (or) removal of archaeological objects from the place of occurrence. The author investigates the main and qualifying signs of the corpus delicti provided by article 243.2 of the criminal code of Russian Federation, notes some features of application of the provisions of this article in judicial practice.