The different questions of legal limitation as a criminal law category in the crime prevention context are being considered in the article. Actual aspects of choice for those rights and freedoms whose limitation/liquidation forms punishment as a kind of criminal law compulsion are lighted up. Rights and freedoms (which limitation/liquidation could permit to extend a list of punishment types) number increasing possibilities are discussed. Legal limitations are characterizing content not only for punishment but also for other criminal law measures – such thesis has been argued. However, not all similar measures present themselves legal limitations. There is paying attention to the fact: criminal law influence variety is orienting on the criminal law measures aims but not on presence/absence legal limitations in their content.

The concept of multidimensional criminal and law influence is not connected with the division of criminal and law measures into law-restricting and those that do not contain restrictions. The criterion for classification is the subject orientation of a particular measure and its specific purpose.

Key words: criminal law compulsion, legal limitations, punishment, rights and freedoms, legal limitations.

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