Juridicheskiy vestnik Samarskogo universiteta Juridical Journal of Samara UniversityJuridicheskiy vestnik Samarskogo universiteta Juridical Journal of Samara University2542-047X2782-2990Samara National Research University892110.18287/2542-047X-2021-7-1-109-114UnknownCrimes against peace and security of mankind (Chapter 34 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation): some problems of differentiating responsibilityGoncharovaYu. O.julygoncharova97@yandex.ruP. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University07072021711091140707202107072021Copyright © 2021, Goncharova Y.O.2021<p style="text-align: justify;">This article examines the problems of constructing norms on crimes against the peace and security of mankind (Chapter 34 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), analyzes the controversial issues of regulating of the qualified behavior of the subjects of these attacks. It is obvious that in Russia the regulatory, including criminal law, instruments for countering crimes against the peace and security of mankind have not yet been finally formed and have not been properly tested in practice, the designs of the compositions do not always correspond to the needs of law enforcement practice and criminological foundations. The author focuses on the study of the gaps in the implementation of the normative differentiation of responsibility, the study of the features of consolidation of qualifying features in the articles of Chapter 34 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The article notes that the saturation of the qualifying signs of the investigated criminal law prohibitions is insufficient. Currently, only five articles (Articles 354, 354.1, 359, 360, 361) of this chapter contain qualified compositions. Obviously, during the formation of the investigated criminal law prohibitions in the mid-90s of the last century, the legislator did not pay due attention to their saturation with the necessary differentiating circumstances, taking into account the criminological content and the level of social danger of one or another illegal behavior that harms the peace and security of mankind. 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