MELIK MELIKYAN

Acting Chief Specialist of the Legal Expert Examinations Service,

Staff of the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Armenia,

Candidate of Legal Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59546/18290744-2025.10-12-125

Annotation.

Being a multilayered and complex phenomenon, the provocation of a crime often gives rise to contradictory approaches and various problems in both theoretical and practical aspects.

It is noteworthy that in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, adopted on May 5, 2021, provisions were included that had no precedent in domestic law before. These new regulations require in-depth research into the discussed phenomenon and the establishment of sufficient clarity to ensure its consistent application in practice.

Innovations concerning the provocation of a crime were introduced in both the General and Special Parts of criminal law, including within the context of circumstances excluding criminal liability.

In this context, with the aim of improving the provisions related to the legal regulation of the provocation of a crime—and combining the approaches found in various legal sources—it is first necessary to identify the potential gaps within these provisions and to propose scientifically grounded theses and recommendations, which form the objectives of this work.

As a result of the research conducted, it was possible to achieve the aforementioned goals and to reveal the problems existing within this scope. At the same time, relevant legislative improvement proposals aimed at solving these issues have been presented, which can contribute to the further development of law in this area.

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