THE ISSUE OF PLURALITY OF THE SUBJECTS OF OFFICIAL INTERPRETATION OF CRIMINAL LAW

The article is devoted to the interpretation of the criminal law as a pretrial investigation bodies, prosecutor, and courts daily law enforcement activity. The purpose of this work is to define authorized subjects in the general interpretative process based on relevant legislative provisions and doctrine. The focus in the article is on the problem of pluralism of subjects-interpreters of the criminal law and the influence of this pluralism on the stability of criminal justice. The author uses various general scientific and special scientific methods, including methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as a special scientific method, a method of comparative legal research (including its retrospective aspect).