The Scientific Legacy of Comparative Criminal Studies

Abstract

The paper retrospectively reviews comparative studies in the fields of criminal law, criminology, penitentiary law, criminal procedure and judicial system conducted at the Institute since its formation in 1925, and which have maintained a high standard for over 90 years. The authors present the quintessence of the brightest and most global research of the Institute, conducted by such researchers of comparativism as M. N. Gernet, A. A. Herzensohn, M. M. Grodzinskiy, A. A.Zhizhilenko, M. M. Isaev, P. I. Lyublinskiy, A. I. Lubenskiy, B. S. Mankovskiy, I. B. Michaelovskaya, B. S. Nikiforov, N. N. Pashe-Ozerskiy, A. A. Piontkovskiy, F. M. Reshetnikov, A. A. Trainin, E. G. Shirwindt, A. Y. Estrin and others. The review indicates the tendency to further enrich the heritage of the criminal comparative studies by the strength of the Institute.