The article provides a comparative legal analysis of the qualifying features of crimes in the field of computer information under the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan. A relevant component of the consideration of this issue is the historical ties of the two states, common approaches to the formation of criminal legislation and the systematization of its individual components. Of particular interest are the social relations emerging in the field of computer information, which are inherently a new challenge that poses a serious danger to the state, society and people. Due to the specifics of the use of computer information and information and telecommunication technologies, there are many legislative and scientific nuances, including in the framework of criminal law science. The scientific study examines the opinions of legal scholars on the essential definitions of qualifying features. It is substantiated that qualifying characteristics are the main component of differentiation of criminal liability. The similarities and differences in approaches to the construction of qualifying signs of crimes in the field of computers under the criminal legislation of Russia and Turkmenistan are revealed.
differentiation of criminal liability, qualifying feature, crimes, sphere of computer information, object of crime, information and telecommunication networks
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