Social impact in relation to convicted prisoners of war: some theoretical and legal issues 

Andrey P. Skiba, Doctor of juridical sciences, professor, head of the sub-department of penal enforcement law, Academy of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia (1 Sennaya street, Ryazan, Russia), E-mail: apskiba@mail.ru
Natalia S. Maloletkina, Candidate of juridical sciences, associate professor, head of the sub-department of state and legal disciplines, Samara Law Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia (24 V Rylskaya street, Samara, Russia), E-mail: levkovka707@mail.ru 

Background. The deterioration of the military-political situation in the territories bordering Russia, especially the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine, requires attention to such a specific category of persons as prisoners of war. The authors, based on the analysis of the theory of penal enforcement law, as well as the penal enforcement legis-lation of Russia, conclude that there is no proper theoretical and legal basis for the imple-mentation of public influence as a means of correcting convicts, both in general and in relation to such a category with specific individual characteristics as prisoners of war. The purpose of the work is to determine the directions of improving the theory and legislation of Russia devoted to the issues under study. Materials and methods. The article used normative legal acts and scientific works on the problem under study. The methodological basis was the universal dialectical method of cognition. During the preparation of the article, the following methods were also implemented: logical, formal-legal, comparative-legal, etc. Results. The analysis of theoretical aspects, as well as national and international regulation of issues of correction of convicted prisoners of war, including through the implementation of public influence, is carried out. Conclusions. In the article, defining the ways of implementing public influence on convicts and the subjects of its implementation, the provisions of the Geneva Convention “On the Treatment of Prisoners of War” regulating certain aspects of the application of the considered means of correction of convicted prisoners of war are highlighted and analyzed, which is why the directions for improving the penal enforcement and other legislation of Russia are obvious. 

means of correction of convicts, social impact, methods and subjects of influence, prisoners of war 

Skiba A.P., Maloletkina N.S. Social impact in relation to convicted prisoners of war: some theoretical and legal issues. Izvestiya vysshikh uchebnykh zavedeniy. Povolzhskiy region. Obshchestvennye nauki = University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences. 2022;(2):144–151. (In Russ.). doi:10.21685/2072-3016-2022-2-13