Balekina V.M. —
Administrative and Legal Restrictions on the Right to Disseminate Information in the Context of Constitutional Values of Legal Freedom and State Security
// Administrative and municipal law. – 2023. – ¹ 1.
– P. 9 - 18.
DOI: 10.7256/2454-0595.2023.1.39713
URL: https://en.e-notabene.ru/ammag/article_39713.html
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Abstract: The article deals with the problems of establishing administrative legal restrictions on the right to disseminate information in the context of such constitutional values as legal freedom of law and state security. The purpose of the study was to assess the institution of administrative responsibility for violating the order of dissemination of information from the point of view of these constitutional values. The subject of the study was legal relations in the field of implementation of administrative responsibility for violation of the order of dissemination of information, and the object of the study was legal doctrine, legal norms and judicial practice. In order to achieve the research goal in conjunction with general scientific and special scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, formal legal, interpretation of law), the author applied an axiological approach to the phenomena under study. The scientific novelty of this study lies in the fact that the problem of restricting the right to free dissemination of information through administrative liability mechanisms is considered through the prism of not only its possible restrictions for the security of the state, but also in the context of the correlation of freedom of information dissemination and state security, as the most important constitutional values. The author formulates the following conclusions. The establishment of administrative responsibility in the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation for violation of the order of dissemination of information is necessary to ensure state security. However, the implementation of the mechanism of the studied type of administrative responsibility should be carried out in a balanced manner, taking into account both the interests of ensuring state security and ensuring legal guarantees of the constitutional right of everyone to freely disseminate information.
Balekina V.M. —
Correlation between administrative responsibility for dissemination of deliberately misleading information and legal guarantees of freedom of expression and press freedom
// Administrative and municipal law. – 2021. – ¹ 6.
– P. 21 - 31.
DOI: 10.7256/2454-0595.2021.6.37330
URL: https://en.e-notabene.ru/ammag/article_37330.html
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Abstract: This article examines the problem of correlation between the guarantees of freedom of expression and press freedom and the ban on dissemination of deliberately misleading information, established by the Part 10.1 of the Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. Based on the use of relevant general scientific and special legal methods, the author reveals the peculiarities of administrative responsibility for the dissemination of deliberately misleading information, as well as determines the problematic aspects of the current legal regulation. Analysis is conducted on the composition and elements of an administrative offense set by the Part 10.1 of the Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. For establishing correlation between the guarantees of freedom of expression and press freedom and the ban on dissemination of deliberately misleading information, relying on the theoretical material and practice of application of the norms of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, the author covers the aspects of formulation of the categorical apparatus of the indicated norm, proportionality of the specified administrative responsibility and difficulties of proving the guilt of the offender. The scientific novelty consists in the fact that this topic has not previously become the subject of separate research. The author formulates the provisions, according to which the current version of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation with regards to the norm set by the Part 10.1 of the Article 13.15 allows for extensive interpretation of information prohibited for dissemination, and makes it virtually impossible to prove the falsity of disseminated information. The conclusion is made that the application of the norm set by the Part 10.1 of the Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation may entail the restriction of guarantees of the freedom of expression and press freedom.