Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1994-2540 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1956 (Online)


Law

Theoretical and legal understanding of volunteerism as an institution of civil society in the Russian Federation

Introduction. The article examines volunteerism as an institution of civil society. Currently, volunteering is mainly studied through the prism of various social sciences and the humanitie. However, there are no comprehensive studies related to the legal essence of volunteerism. The relevance of the theoretical and legal understanding of volunteerism as an institution of civil society is determined by the crucial applied value of this analysis for understanding the social nature of the institution under study and its current state.

Specifics of the participation of citizens of the Russian Federation in election campaigning at the present stage

Introduction. The article examines general issues of citizens’ participation in election campaigning, defines the boundaries of such participation, and offers the author’s vision of the transformation of this process in the context of the ongoing digitalization of electoral processes. The relevance of the study is due to a comprehensive constitutional and legal understanding of citizens’ participation in election campaigning. Theoretical analysis.

Towards a methodology of analyzing defensive constitutionalism: The model of the branched hermeneutic cycle and the concept of hermeneutic sovereignty

Introduction. In response to the “protective turn” of constitutional courts, academic discourse has focused on the dogmatic content of decisions or their external political determinants, neglecting the key question of how legitimacy is produced. Problem statement. This article proposes a hermeneutical turn, shifting the focus to the immanent technology of judicial meaning-making. Theoretical analysis. The concepts of a branched hermeneutical cycle, which describes the dual structure of legitimation in a collegial court (the majority branch vs.

Methodology of the study of economic relations in Church law

Introduction. In modern legal reality the methodology for studying economic relations is a combination of various theoretical and legal instruments, approaches, principles that contribute to the process of a more detailed study of laws and formation of legal regulation of the sphere of interaction between various subjects in the economic system, which is especially important during the period of widespread digitalization and globalization of the socio-economic processes surrounding us.

Analysis of the current state of Russian legal science in the field of research on abuse of law: General theoretical aspects

Introduction. The modern development of the rule of law and civil society necessitates not only the establishment of human rights and freedoms, but also ensuring their fair implementation. One of the most controversial and relevant phenomena in modern legal reality is the abuse of law, a situation in which a subject formally acts within the framework of the opportunities granted to them by law, but, in fact, violates the principles of justice, good faith, and reasonableness.

Admission of women to the bar in late imperial Russia: The Saratov precedent

Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of one of the relevant socio-legal problems of the Russian Empire in the early 20th century – the issue of admitting women to the bar. The article examines in detail the political and legal conflicts and gaps in the legislation of that time regarding the admission of women to the class of sworn attorneys. Theoretical analysis. The judicial reform of 1864 introduced the sworn bar into the Russian legal system.

The criterion of rationality in the agricultural land use system as a condition for ensuring food security: A theoretical and legal aspect

Introduction. The criterion of the rational use of the agricultural land is traditionally defined as one of the key factors that ensure food security of the state. The need to comply with the requirements of the rational land use is indicated in a number of regulatory legal acts.

Parallel import and import substitution as a tool for protecting users of information and communication technologies

Introduction. In the current situation on the Russian market, the software user faces a difficult choice between Russian analogues or the search for methods to obtain foreign originals. This article analyzes the decisions taken by the government to replace digital goods of the companies that have left Russian sites. Theoretical analysis. The paper examines the problems of the scope of licensed software created by foreign developers who left the Russian market, discusses the challenges associated with the legal issues of the license.

Legal content of greening a comfortable urban environment

Introduction. Today, creation of a comfortable urban environment is an important task of improving the lives of city residents, and the activities of public authorities are aimed at solving this task. Numerous strategic planning documents highlight the need to form a comfortable level of residence. At the same time, the unfavorable environmental situation poses new challenges when planning measures to create a comfortable urban environment.

Activities of state authorities in the mechanism of protection of the rights of military personnel in the Russian Federation in the context of the Special Military Operation

Introduction. Depending on the functional purpose of the activities of the state authorities of the Russian Federation, it is possible to identify the system-forming institutions for the protection of the rights of military personnel of the Russian Federation participating in the Special Military Operation.

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