Limits of Prosecutorial Intervention: Conceptual Foundations of the Study

Abstract

The relevance of developing a theory about the limits of prosecutorial activity aimed at realizing the purpose of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation is substantiated. The theory of prosecutorial activity is at the stage of formation, but the parallel development of its basic concepts, which, without a doubt, includes the fundamental category «limits of intervention (activity),» contributes to the creation of a coherent and consistent doctrine of prosecutorial activity. The development of any scientific theory, as is known, is preceded by the conceptualization of knowledge. The author made an attempt to determine the conceptual basis for the formation of a holistic doctrine about the limits of prosecutorial activity. The study of the limits of prosecutorial intervention requires tracking and consideration at the ideological, theoretical and factual levels, which predetermined the designation in the article as the conceptual basis for the study of its problem, the original terminology, the purpose of developing this theory, the expected results, theoretical and empirical foundations of the study, as well as a brief justification of individual approaches and methods for studying the limits of prosecutorial intervention.