On the example of regulation in the Republic of Belarus the issues of interrelation and mutual influence of the norms of criminal and environmental legislation are analyzed. The existing contradictions in the legal regulation, which may negatively influence on the effectiveness of the application of criminal legislation concerning environmental crimes, are identified. The facts of violation of environmental standards are considered as possible grounds for qualifying actions as criminal in cases of land, water, air pollution, infringement of environmental safety requirements. Possible directions for improving criminal and environmental legislation have been identified to ensure their proper interrelation.

environmental standardization, environmental crimes, ecocide, environmental catastrophe, environmental quality standards, standards for permissible environmental impact

Gashnikova Tamara Vladimirovna – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Doctoral Student, Faculty of Law, Belarusian State University (8, Leningradskaya st., Minsk, 220030, Republic of Belarus), ORCID: 0000-0003-1480-984X, ResearcherID: AGT-6698-2022, RSCI AuthorID: 1010883, e-mail: tomagashnikova@gmail.com

Gashnikova T. V. O neobhodimosti obespecheniya vzaimosvyazi norm ugolovnogo i ekologicheskogo zakonodatel'stva: analiz na primere regulirovaniya v respublike Belarus' [On the need to ensure interrelation of criminal and environmental legislation: analysis on the example of regulation in the republic of Belarus] Sibirskij yuridicheskij vestnik [Siberian Law Herald]. 2023, no 3(102), pp. 102–107. – DOI 10.26516/2071-8136.2023.3.102.

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