ANATOLY FYODOROVICH KONI - JUDGE, THINKER, PHILOSOPHER
The life and work of the outstanding Russian lawyer, court speaker, publicist and writer Anatoly Fedorovich Koпш is analyzed. His contribution to the introduction into legislation and legal practice of the principles of the Judicial Reform of 1864, the significance of Koni's works on the ethics of behavior in the sphere of interethnic relations, the legality of necessary defense, the understanding of the causes of criminal behavior and other criminological aspects, the problems of legal psychology, issues in the field of criminal and criminal procedural law, and legal ethics are noted. Published in order to participate in the All-Russian competition of scientific works "The role of Russian lawyers in the era of judicial and legal reforms in Russia in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries", organized by the A.F. Koni, the North-Western branch of the Russian State University of Justice, the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Education in the Field of Law Enforcement "University ", the St. Petersburg Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization "Russian Association of Judges " and the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation for St. Leningrad region.