Criminal and Administrative Liability for Violation of Land Legislation: Complex Issues in Applying Related Norms

The protection of the environment in general and land in particular is an important environmental task of the state. According to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, everyone has the right to a favorable environment. The most dangerous types of violations of land legislation entail criminal and administrative liability. The norms providing for these two types of liability are often related, and the differences between them may be minimal. However, for the correct delineation of these norms, it is necessary to consider all their features. Another problem in applying the norms of criminal and administrative legislation is that some norms establish prejudgment for the norms of criminal legislation, while some norms of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation simultaneously compete with several norms of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The paper examines complex issues of applying related norms establishing criminal and administrative liability for violations of land legislation, provides criteria for their delineation and the establishment of administrative prejudgment, and puts forward proposals for improving the norms.