PUNISHMENT AS A MORAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND LEGAL CATEGORIES (Proceedings of the roundtable, devoted to the discussion of works on current issues of punishment by Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of the Republic Azerbaijan Ilham Mammadhasan oglu Rahimov)
The review covers the materials of the round table, held on March 9, 2016 at the Academy of the Investigative Committee of Russia, where the discussion of the monographs by Professor I.M. Rahimov "Crime and Punishment" (Moscow, 2012), "The philosophy of crime and punishment" (St. Petersburg, 2015), "On the moral of punishment" (St. Petersburg, 2016) took place. However, the conversation was not limited only to the analysis of these studies, and went far beyond the publications, which is understandable due to the significance of the problem. For several centuries, scientists have struggled to resolve a number of issues: the right of punishment, the nature and content of penalties, goals and functions of punishment, their means of implementation, etc. Therefore, a discussion on many issues has turned out sharp, obviously staying within the frames of scientific debate. The roundtable was attended by deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, well-known scientists from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yelets, Omsk and other Russian cities, as well as representatives of the scientific community of Azerbaijan. The roundtable was opened by A.M. Bagmet, Acting Rector of the Academy of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, PhD in Law, Major-General of Justice. A.I. Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Law, Justice General. presented his opening speech.