Information Content as Subject of Interdisciplinary Research in the Context of Investigating Speech Offenses

• Published in: Ûrislingvistika no. 32 (43); pp. 99 - 104
• Main Author: Sekerazh, Tatiana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.07.2024
• ISSN: 2587-9332; 2587-9332
• DOI: 10.14258/leglin(2024)3217

The transformation of human community relief and interaction with information and people has both positive and negative consequences. One of these is the increase in online illegal acts conducted through electronic devices. This is due to the rapid development of communication technologies, which has led to a shift in the focus of oppositive movements, including those by terrorist and extremist groups, towards the information sphere. As a result of the growth of criminal acts facilitated by the Internet communication technologies, some norms of criminal and administrative law have been revised. The use of media, information and communication networks including the Internet has been introduced as an aggravating factor for certain offenses. For a long time, the informal term used for these actions - "speech offences" - no longer accurately describes their complexity, but it is still useful for categorization. Currently, due to the nature of the research, more attention is being paid to human communication rather than speech and information content is the focus of analysis. This complexity of these subjects requires an interdisciplinary approach and integrate knowledge from various fields. We have conducted a comprehensive study of types of forensic examination existing at the SEU under the Ministry of Justice - psychological, linguistic, and new ones such as political and religious. The importance of this research lies in the government's efforts to preserve and strengthen traditional Russian values as well as combat destructive ideologies and extremism in Russian society.