Modernization of Judicial Practice of the Application of Laws Regulating the Specifics of Criminal Liability and Punishment of Minors

The article examines the consequences of the hasty modernization of judicial practice in the application of legislation regulating the peculiarities of criminal responsibility and punishment of minors. The author suggests measures aimed at eliminating the shortcomings of the said modernization. Among these measures are the use in interpretative practice of the results of scientific research, confirmed by analytical information on law enforcement activities, as well as a thorough and competent study of the formulated interpretative provisions, which a) will not allow their ambiguity, b) will provide disclosure of the content of legal norms, clarify it, c) will help answer questions about competition between legal norms, d) will contribute to the formation of a unified judicial practice, economy of repression.