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No 3 (2024)
State and Law
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RSFSR OF 1918: LEGISLATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE FOREIGN POLICY CONCEPT OF THE SOVIET STATE
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The author analyzes the historical experience and reveals the actual significance of the first Russian in the history of Russia, the first Soviet Constitution of the RSFSR of 1918, which approved the basic principles of governance and structure of the new Soviet state. The author of this article draws attention to the important features of the Constitution of the RSFSR of 1918: its norms and provisions go beyond the scope of domestic regulation. The Constitution of the RSFSR of 1918 legislated (documented) the dictatorship of the proletariat and sought to consolidate the dictatorship of the proletariat on a global scale. To reveal the essence and show the historical significance of the first Soviet Constitution of the RSFSR of 1918 from the point of view of analyzing the foreign policy concept of the new Soviet state is the purpose of this article. In the scientific literature in this perspective, this problem has not yet been specifically posed.
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Problems of Judicial Practice of Turning Property into State Income in the Framework of Combating Corruption
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As a result of the accession and implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption of October 31, 2003, a norm appeared providing for a form of liability for violation of anti-corruption legislation in the form of conversion of property to state income (clause 8, clause 2, Article 235 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). In connection with Article 17 of Federal Law No. 230 “On control over the compliance of expenses of persons holding Public Positions and other persons with their incomes”, it has an anti-corruption purpose and is subject to application in a special procedure of claim proceedings. The prosecutor received the right to appeal to the court on the basis of paragraph 2 of Article 235 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation — paragraph 8 with a statement of claim for applying to the income of the Russian Federation property in respect of which, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on combating corruption, evidence of its acquisition for legitimate income by a court decision is not provided. Civil lawsuits against individuals and legal entities are multiplying, the result of which is the conversion of property acquired decades ago into state income. The statute of limitations does not apply. Income received by officials from prohibited business activities, or property hidden from declaration, are qualified as subject to seizure, although this does not follow from the law. The pledge of the seized property is terminated, although there are also no grounds for this in the law. The article analyzes aspects of the application of the law. In addition, the author proves that challenging an official’s transactions to invalidate them does not follow from the law and does not meet the goals and objectives of anti-corruption legislation.
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Problems of Legal Regulation of Postmortem Reproduction
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The article examines the legal aspects related to the possibility of using reproductive technologies after a person’s death. The authors analyzed the existing legal norms at both the national and international levels related to this issue. Postmortem reproduction is a relatively new phenomenon that has not yet fully revealed its potential and is associated with many legal, medical and ethical aspects. The article discusses and identifies possible legal problems that may arise in the practical implementation of post-mortem reproduction. The relevance of this article is determined by the growing interest in this procedure, the practice of its application, modern challenges associated with the death of a young, healthy reproductive generation and, accordingly, the resulting need for legal regulation of post-mortem reproduction, the creation of a clear legal framework to protect the rights and interests of the socially vulnerable part of the population. The authors make their proposals on reforming the current legislation and on the need to include this method of reproduction in the list of medical services provided to the population.
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Economy
Who Will Be the Cash Cow?
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The article discusses the problems of introducing a progressive tax on personal income. It is noted that according to Rosstat, in 2021, the real disposable incomes of the population lagged behind 2013 by 10%. In 2023, the income gap from 2013 was 5.6%. In 2023, the volume of lending to the population increased to 35 trillion rubles, and the increase compared to last year amounted to 6 trillion rubles. It would be fair not to tax incomes up to 50 thousand per month, tax from 50 thousand to 500 thousand at a rate of 13%, and tax amounts over 500 thousand per month at a rate of 50%.
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Prerequisites and Prospects for the Development of Domestic Foreign Trade in the Eastern Direction
Abstract
Current situation in the global economy and new international trade challenges prove the importance of geographical trade diversification and achieving balance through mutually beneficial trade agreements. To form conditions for interaction with foreign partners it’s important to pay attention to the trade regimes, supply chains identification, as well as the building backup partnerships to ensure international trade. Currently, these powers in the EAEU are given to the supranational level: the preparation of free-trade agreements with the main partners is carried out by the EAEU on behalf of five member states. The article reviews the key cooperation areas of the EAEU in the field of trade and economic interaction at the present stage.
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Politics
ON THE VALUE WORLD OF MODERN RUSSIAN SOCIETY: PROBLEMS OF VALUE FORMATION (PART 2)
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This article shows that the information presented in the primary sources of monotheism (the Torah, the New Testament and the Koran) thousands of years ago about the mental specifics of mankind, as well as the strategic direction of its development, are not mythical, fictional, accidental, but correspond to reality. They indicate not only the stages of the mental development of ethnic groups and peoples of the world that they go through in their historical development, but also the value world that corresponds to each stage. Due to its essential nature, indicated precisely in the primary sources of monotheism, modern humanity naturally moves to an independent scientific understanding of the surrounding reality, the study of its mental nature, the development of norms and rules of its being, as well as the formation of its value world, which no longer coincides with the individual values of the Scriptures.
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Influence of the Geopolitical Concept of Zbigniew Brzezinski on the System of International Relations in the 21st Century
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The work is devoted to assessing the relevance of Z. Brzezinski’s views on the modern system of international relations using the example of the work “The Great Chessboard”. Particular attention is paid to the theoretical justification of the American-centric vision of a new world order, which formed the basis of the foreign policy of the United States at the beginning of the 21st century. The diversity of methodological approaches used by Z. Brzezinski, as noted, largely determined the accuracy of political analysis and forecasting. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that the United States, despite global instability and the obsolescence of the modern system of international relations, continues to adhere to the concepts of Z. Brzezinski in its foreign policy.
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