The evolution of the institute of house arrest in Russia: historical and legal aspect
This article reveals the historical development of house arrest in Russia, particularly in various stages of execution, regulations, providing the measure of restraint, from the XVII century to the present. Statistical data on the number of application of house arrest at the end of the XIX and in the beginning of XXI centuries. According to the author, the institution of house arrest has come a long way of development, periodically abolished and re- introduced. Do not underestimate the location of the measure in the criminal trial of Russia. For a long time in our country, the most common measure of restraint in criminal proceedings served detention. This is largely a consequence of the general orientation of the repressive Soviet criminal and criminal procedural law, as well as its practical application. At the present stage, the consistent humanization of criminal legislation, taking into account the constitutional recognition of the rights of man and his highest value. The essence of house arrest is to provide isolation of the suspect or the accused, not putting them at the same time in the detention center and pulling out from the familiar microenvironment.