TY JOUR TI The necessary defense and excess of its limits: legislative improvement opportunities KW circumstances excluding criminality of act KW necessary defense KW excess of limits of necessary defense KW the criminal code of the Russian Federation KW Plenum of the Supreme Court of 27.09.2012 № 19 «About application by courts of legislation on necessary defense and infliction of harm during the arrest of the perpetrator of the crime» JO Vestnik of the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia AU Nikulenko, A.V. AU Smirnov, M.A. PY 2020 IS 2020 PB SAINT-PETERSBURG UNIVERSITY OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION