The definition of crimes related to giving and receiving illegal remuneration is given, their signs are indicated, their systematization is carried out. It is noted that the receiving and giving of bribes act as an index of these crimes. It is indicated that the main characteristics of these crimes are general for the entire group of crimes under consideration, therefore their study is important for determining the main characteristics of the entire group. It is indicated that the main sign of corruption crimes related to giving and receiving illegal remuneration is bribery, which can be expressed both in monetary and other equivalent. It is determined that the second component of these crimes is a corrupt service provided for a fee, consisting in the commission of actions by the payee in the interests of the payer or the persons indicated by him within the resource of managing social processes with which he is endowed.

corruption, corruption crimes index, bribery, bribe, illegal remuneration.

Nikonov Pavel Vladimirovich – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Criminal Law, Irkutsk Law Institute (branch) of the University of Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation (1, Shevtsov st., Irkutsk, 664035, Russian Federation), AuthorID: 396423, ORCID: 0000-0003-2721-0481, e-mail: nikonov_pv@mail.ru

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