PUBLIC MORALITY IN THE FIELD OF SEXUAL RELATIONS AS AN OBJECT OF CRIMINAL LAW PROTECTION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In the article the authors consider public morality in the field of sexual relations as an object of criminal law protection, in particular, substantiates the relevance and importance of the problem for the modern Russian society, a historical retrospective of the development of responsibility for crimes against public morality in the field of sexual relations under the criminal law of Russia. The authors raised the problem of differentiation between the concepts of «erotica» and «pornography», on the example of works of art and in the media. At the end of the article the authors identify problems in the field of improvement of criminal legislation and practice of its application. Thus, they justify the need to amend the current legislation, which would regulate the concepts of «pornography», «child pornography» and other significant definitions in the field of combating crimes that infringe on public morality in the field of sexual relations, the effectiveness of the application of certain norms of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation, establishing responsibility for these acts, in particular, art. 242.2 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation. It is proposed to create Councils for the protection of public morality and morality at the Federal and regional levels in order to preserve and protect the normal spiritual and moral development of the younger generation.