Russian Journal of Economics and Law (Jun 2020)
Review of the official opponent on PhD (Law) thesis by S. A. Buchakov “Illegal external migration in Russia: criminological situation and counteraction policy”, major code 12.00.08
Abstract
Objective: a complete, comprehensive and objective assessment of the PhD (Law) thesis by S. A. Buchakov “Illegal external migration in Russia: criminological situation and counteraction policy”, successfully defended in 2019 in the dissertation Council D 203.010.01 at Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education “Omsk Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation”.Methods: dialectical approach to cognition of social phenomena using general (analysis, synthesis, induction) and specific (formal legal, system, comparative legal, sociological) scientific methods.Results: the advantages of the author’s concept are highlighted, namely, related to a special role of Muslim suicide bombers, to expansion of the range of migration crimes, to transformation of migration from a background phenomenon into a powerful determinant of ordinary and political crime, to the need to transform the domestic migration policy into a purely paternalistic one, etc. At the same time, the traditional understanding of migration as the movement of foreigners and stateless persons only is criticized, as many Russian criminals are also involved in it. The author reproaches the lack of deep interpretation of statistical data and the use of outdated normative sources.Scientific novelty: unlike the most of well-known scientific research on migration, the methodology for studying illegal migration is developed into an independent and very informative chapter; a criminologically based version of Article 322.1 of the Russian Criminal Code is developed; it is proposed to create a specialized scientific council under the interdepartmental group for monitoring the migration situation.Practical significance: the main provisions and conclusions of the PhD (Law) thesis by S. A. Buchakov can be used in scientific, pedagogical and law enforcement activities when considering the issues related to the current state policy to counter illegal migration and prospects for its improvement.
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