CONCERNING THE BASIC LEGAL CONCEPTS USED IN DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTICLE 243.2 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE
In the article on the basis of a generalization of the results of judicial review of criminal cases initiated on the grounds of the crime, provided for by art. 243.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation concluded that recognition of objects of the archaeological heritage, as well as archaeological objects, should be carried out only on the basis of the performed archaeological field work (archaeological surveys, archaeological excavations), which serve as the main or one of the main sources of information about them. The opinion was expressed about the presence of certain difficulties in recognition as the subject of a crime under art. 243.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of archaeological artifacts - numismatic material of the XVIII - XX centuries. It was noted that when classifying the crime, it is necessary to establish the relationship between the object of the archaeological heritage and the archaeological object, on the basis of which it can be concluded that there is or no corpus delict provided by art. 243.2 of the Criminal Code. In addition, the author concluded that in the absence of information about the place of discovery of archaeological objects, their scientific, and also, under certain circumstances, cultural and (or) historical significance may be lost.