Coronavirus and criminal law, the need for their general analysis

Ilikbaeva Evgeniya Sergeevna

the current situation with the new COVID-19 disease faced by modern humanity is unprecedented. This has brought many changes in various spheres of life. First, this concerns the development of medicine, chemistry, information technology, management, and organization of social processes. However, the sharp spread of the disease gave impetus to the legal regulation of public relations. Criminal law is no exception. The article analyzes the shortcomings and gaps of the criminal law caused by the pandemic. The latter is considered as a source of danger for the objects of criminal law protection. The most common cases of causing harm to objects of criminal law protection are analyzed. The article identifies the shortcomings of the legal regulation of criminal law relations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to develop proposals for their elimination.

Keywords:pandemic, coronavirus, COVID-19, criminal law, criminal law relations in a pandemic, punishments in a pandemic, national security, public relations.