Model lawmaking as a tool of legal cooperation: experience for the Union State of Belarus and Russia in the field of social and demographic development

Model lawmaking on issues of social development of the Union State is considered as a process of creating a unified social space by developing model normative acts that are not legally binding, but serve as guidelines for national legislators, which increases the attractiveness of this tool in the context of regional integration and gradual harmonization of national legislation. The study analyzes the contribution of model acts to the regulation of relations in a multi-subject environment in different historical epochs, in different territories and within various supranational entities. The methodological basis of the research was made up of a number of principles of scientific knowledge: objectivity, comprehensiveness and consistency. A comprehensive analysis of trends and identification of trends was carried out through the use of formal legal and comparative legal methods, the establishment of cause-and-effect relationships was facilitated by methods of structural analysis and synthesis. Based on the results of the study, the likely vectors of development of model rulemaking in the areas of social and demographic development in the Union State of Belarus and Russia have been identified, in particular, in the areas of migration policy, health policy, family policy implementation and support mechanisms, and others.