Realization of International Law Norms in the Field of Combating Human Trafficking in the Russian Federation

10.12737/2245 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Олеся Сакаева ◽  
Olesya Sakaeva
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Trafficking In Persons ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Trafficking Victims

The article examines the legal issues connected with the implementation of the rules of international law on the combating trafficking in persons in the legislation of the Russian Federation. Comparing provisions of treaties, soft law and legal regulations of Russian and foreign legislation concerning combating trafficking in persons the author comes to the conclusion of the necessity of improvement of Russian legislation in the field of prevention of trafficking in persons, its criminalization and penalization, trafficking victims protection.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Sanctions Against the Russian Federation in Response to the Crisis in Ukraine

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-91
Author(s):  
Antonino Alì
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Core ◽  
European Project ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Heads Of State

The article examines the actions taken by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) against the delegation of the Russian Federation in response to the crisis in Ukraine. In 2014 the Assembly decided to suspend some of the rights of the Russian delegation and menaced to annul the credentials of the delegation if an effective effort was not made on the part of Russia to sort out the situation and to reverse the annexation. The adoption of sanctions against the Russian delegation raised several legal issues related to the very existence of a sanctioning power of the CoE and in particular of the Assembly. The question is whether the powers to “penalize” the parliamentary delegation have been exercised by PACE in conformity with the Statute. The Statute of the CoE does not attribute sanctioning powers to the Assembly in order to target the states which are in breach of Article 3 or international law more generally. This power falls firmly in the hands of the Committee of Ministers as a way to put pressure on, deter, and eventually punish a state which has seriously violated the core of the principles of the CoE system. PACE, in the exercise of its functions, may certainly contribute to activating procedures to monitor the activities of the member states, but the last word is in the hands of the Committee which may suspend the rights of representation of a state and request that the offending state withdraw from the Committee entirely. The Statute plainly does not attribute this power to PACE. In the absence of the jurisdiction of a Court to deal with the problems caused by the lack of harmonisation between the sanctions adopted by the Committee of Ministers and the ones introduced by the Parliamentary Assembly through some modifications of the Rules of Procedure, the recent call for a 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the CoE by the Assembly in order to “preserve and further strengthen this unparalleled pan-European project currently threatened by divisions and a weakening of member States’ commitment” by “harmonising[…] the rules governing participation, representation and responsibilities of member States in both statutory organs, while fully respecting the autonomy of these bodies” should be welcomed.

scholarly journals Legal and Organization Issues of Transport Occupational Health and Medical Assistance to Passengers in Russian Federation

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. Klyonov ◽  
I. V. Kholikov
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Health Checks ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article discusses some issues of transport occupational health in the Russian Federation with attention particularly paid to the legal regulations of health checks of various categories of transport employees, as well as of their medical examination and health assessment. The review of national regulatory legal acts governing the health services provision to the transport employees in the Russian Federation is carried out as well.The issues of providing first medical assistance to passengers, service users are also considered; problems related to the medical aspects of preventing and eliminating the consequences of transport emergencies are addressed.The study of the current situation results in conclusion on the need to improve legislation in the field of health services provision in transport industry, to eliminate its fragmentation and bring it in line with international law.

scholarly journals JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION OF KIDNAPPING, ILLEGAL DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
G.A. Reshetnikova
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Judicial Interpretation ◽  
Trafficking In Persons ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article deals with explanations of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation contained in the resolution of the Plenum “On judicial practice in cases of kidnapping, illegal deprivation of liberty and trafficking in persons”. Basically (where possible) the author’s attention was focused on the formation of a judicial position on the issues concerning these crimes that had already arisen in judicial practice and the answers to them were found in the official press (Bulletin of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation). The author touched on some short stories of the judicial interpretation of kidnapping, illegal imprisonment, and human trafficking. She gave them her own rating. It is noted that the explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on cases of kidnapping, illegal deprivation of liberty and trafficking in persons (with some exceptions) are a generalized experience (outcome) of the application of norms of criminal liability for these crimes.

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF THE SPHERE OF BLOCKCHAIN FUNCTIONING AGAINST CRIMINAL OFFENCES: LANDSCAPE, DYNAMICS AND PERSPECTIVES

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
SONA MKRTCHIAN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
International Protection ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Telecommunications Network ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The purpose of the research is to identify the most successful ideas and legal techniques used in international law regarding regulations of defense against criminal offences in the sphere of cybersecurity, as well as blockchain functioning and cryptocurrency turnover. Results. On the basis of the positive international experience in regulating the criminal legal protection of relations in the last-mentioned sphere, the following directions for improving Russian criminal legislation were formulated: 1) fixation of the fair limits of the criminal administrative liability for defendant in reliance on the level of public danger of his personality and his offences; 2) creation of the formally defined crimes against computer information; 3) criminalization of some actions that precede cybercrimes; 4) expansion in the number of the mentioning of the sign "by interfering in the functioning of the resources of the storing, processing or transmitting computer information or data telecommunications network" as an essential or aggravating elements of crimes, typically committed with the use of information technologies (for example, in the articles number 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 146, 147, 163, 165, 240, 240.1, 241 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, etc.); 5) expansion in the number of the elements of crimes combined in the chapter 28 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, in reliance on the modern criminal schemes and typical criminal situations in the world of information technology; 6) expansion of the effect of the article number 274.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on any criminal offense to the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation and inclusion of the additional aggravating elements in the text of this article.

Public hearings as an institution of deliberative democracy in major Russian and American cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-83
Author(s):  
Andrey Fursov
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Hearings ◽  
The Russian Federation

Currently, public hearings are one of the most widespread forms of deliberative municipal democracy in Russia. This high level of demand, combined with critique of legal regulations and the practices for bringing this system to reality – justified, in the meantime, by its development (for example, by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the Public Chambers of the Russian Federation) of proposals for the correction of corresponding elements of the legal code – make both the study of Russian experiences in this sphere and comparative studies of legal regulations and practical usage of public hearings in Russia and abroad extremely relevant. This article is an attempt to make a contribution to this field of scientific study. If the appearance of public hearings in Russia as an institution of Russian municipal law is connected with the passing of the Federal Law of 6 October 2003 No.131-FZ, “On the general organisational principles of local government in the Russian Federation,” then in the United States, this institution has existed since the beginning of the 20th century, with mass adoption beginning in the 1960s. In this time, the United States has accumulated significant practical experience in the use of public hearings and their legal formulation. Both countries are large federal states, with their own regional specifics and diversity, the presence of three levels of public authority and different principles of federalism, which cause differences in the legal regulation of municipal public hearings. For this reason, this article undertakes a comparative legal analysis of Russian and American experiences of legal regulation and practical use of public hearings, on the example of several major municipalities – the cities of Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh and New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. A comparison of laws influencing the public hearing processes in these cities is advisable, given the colossal growth in the role of city centers in the industrial and post-industrial eras. Cities in particular are the primary centers for economic growth, the spread of innovations, progressive public policy and the living environment for the majority of both Russian and American citizens. The cities under research are one of the largest municipalities in the two countries by population, and on such a scale, the problem of involving residents in solving local issues is especially acute. In this context, improving traditional institutions of public participation is a timely challenge for the legislator, and the experiences of these cities are worth describing. The unique Russian context for legal regulations of public hearings involves the combination of overarching federal law and specific municipal decrees that regulate the hearing process. There are usually two municipal acts regulating public hearings on general issues of the city district (charter, budget, etc.) and separately on urban planning. In the United States, the primary regulation of public hearings is assigned to the state and municipality level, with a whole series of corresponding laws and statutes; meanwhile, methodological recommendations play a specific role in the organisation of hearings, which are issued by the state department of a given state. It is proposed that regulating the corresponding relationships at the federal subject level will permit a combination of the best practices of legal administration with local nuances, thereby reinforcing the guarantee of the realization of civil rights to self-government. There are other features in the process of organizing and conducting public hearings in the United States, which, as shown in the article, can be perceived by Russian lawmakers as well in order to create an updated construct of public discussions at the local level.

Use of the public-and-private partnership agreements in the conditions of imperfection of legal regulations in the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
I. S. Polyakova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Investments ◽  
The Russian Federation

The objective of this research is to consider some controversial issues of the development of public-and-private partnership (and concession agreements as its most common form) in Russia. Some complaints made by Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation to some infrastructure projects are reviewed. The author studied dynamics of private investments into infrastructure projects in the conditions of imperfect legal regulation. The assessment of the validity of the position of Federal Antimonopoly Service is given. It is predicted whether the legislative collisions will prevent the growth of private investments into infrastructure. Recommendations on the development of the mechanism of public-and-private partnership with the observance of antimonopoly regulation, as well as recommendation on the improvement of the legislation in this area are developed. The results of the research can be used by both private participants of public-and-private partnership and the federal, regional and municipal authorities, and also by legislators working on the improvement of the legislative regulation in this area.

THE PROBLEM OF OFFSHORE ZONES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: THE IMPACT AND WAYS OF COUNTERING

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Konstantin S. Startsev ◽  
◽  
Emil R. Myalikov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Regulation Policy ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Impact

The authors provide a study of Russian and international experience of offshore zones, the problems of regulation by Russian and international law and examples and consequences of the capital out-flow as a lack of regulation policy.

Official discipline of civil servants: legal framework

2021 ◽  
pp. 434-442
Author(s):  
A.Ya. Petrov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
The Russian Federation

On the basis of the analysis of Art. 11 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation, Federal Law of July 27, 2004 No. 79-FZ “On the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation” and judicial practice, topical legal issues of the official discipline of State civil servants are considered.

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