SYSTEM OF PUNISHMENTS AS SUBSYSTEM OF MEASURES OF CRIMINAL LEGAL INFLUENCE
The article describes the system of punishments as an integral element of the system of measures of criminal law influence. Specific features of the current system of punishments are called: punishments are determined only by criminal legislation; the list of sentences is mandatory for the court; punishments are arranged in a certain order; the list of punishments is exhaustive. The types of punishments are revealed. It is concluded that criminal penalties are in a state of constant interconnection and interaction, as well as competition with other criminal-law measures. Being an auxiliary subsystem of the system of measures of criminal law influence, they are able to limit, strengthen or mitigate, that is, to specify the assigned criminal punishment.