Legal problems of using alternative energy sources in Russia and abroad

The paper is devoted to topical problems of legal regulation of public relations in the field of alternative (renewable) energy sources in Russia and abroad. The paper shows the formation and development of the legal framework governing the investigated area of public relations in Russian and foreign law. The necessity of adopting a special legislative act in the Russian Federation dedicated to the civil regulation of public relations arising from the use of alternative (renewable) energy sources is substantiated.

Sharing economy in Russia: vectors of development of civil legislation

The purpose of the given research is to shape developments of civil legislation which will facilitate the legal framing of adequate mechanisms of civil regulation of relations in the sphere of shared use of goods and services (sharing economy) under growth of digital technologies. The research reviews and analyses basic ideas of economic and legal sciences. It studies empiric material such as sample contracts and cases of judicial practice. The main research methods were deduction (specification of general principles and their application to particular spheres), induction (the study of work arrangement of certain platforms under sharing economy and further specification of general principles), and method of comparative law. Sharing economy activities may be diverse. It can be of profit-seeking or non-profit character. Participants of sharing economy can be considered commercial and non-commercial organizations, citizens, and civil communities which are not legal entities, and it results in the necessity of solving the problem of their legal standing so that they can take part in civil transactions.

The Private Contract in Transportation of Cargo by Railway: the Problem of Terminological Definition

The author explores legal nature of rail haulage contracts. There is an analysis of the use of private law principles when governing rail transportation relations. The article explores the interrelation between transportation statutes and codes, Rules of Carriage and haulage contract in the context of scope of control over haulage relations. There is justification of the necessity to differentiate haulage contracts and other collateral agreements and to make their legal connection. Proposals are formed to make amendments to the Statute of Railway Transportation of the Russian Federation aimed at legal entrenchment of the civil regulation model for haulage contracts.

Innovative Implementation Of Investment Insurance In The Republic Of Uzbekistan

This article examines the civil regulation of the innovative implementation of investment insurance activities in the Republic of Uzbekistan, the issues of attracting and using investments through innovative activities. The article provides definitions of the basic concepts of innovation in the field of investment insurance and legal innovation. The analysis of the civil legislation in force in the field of foreign investment insurance regulation and innovative implementation of investment insurance in the country has been carried out. Furthermore, proposals will be made to improve legislation in the field of investment insurance in the republic by introducing IT technologies in the process of investment insurance activities.

Regulatory Governance: History, Theories, Strategies, and Challenges

Regulation, that is, rulemaking, rule monitoring, and rule enforcement, is both a key policy and legal instrument and a pillar of the institutions that demarcate political, social, and economic lives. It is commonly defined as a sustained and focused control mechanism over valuable activities using direct and indirect rules. Most frequently, regulation is associated with the activity of public independent regulatory agencies, designed to promote economic, social, risk-management, integrity, or moral goals. Since the 1990s, more and more states worldwide are establishing such agencies and placing more emphasis on the use of authority, rules, and standard-setting, thus partially displacing earlier emphasis on public ownerships and directly provided services. Alongside this rise of the “regulatory state,” the expansion of regulation is also reflected in the rapidly growing variety of regulatory regimes that involves nonstate actors, such as private regulation, self-regulation, and civil regulation. Regulatory regimes can be explained and assessed from three theoretical perspectives: public-interest theories, private-interest theories, and institutional theories. Each perspective shines a different light on the motivations of the five regulatory actors: rule-makers, rule intermediaries, rule-takers, rule beneficiaries, and citizens. Over the years, diverse regulatory strategies evolved, including: prescriptive strategies that attempt to mandate adherence in precise terms what is required from the rule-takers; performance-based strategies that set in advance only the required outcomes; and process-based strategies that attempt to influence the internal incentives and norms of rule-takers. Although it appears that regulation is here to stay as a keystone of society, it still faces fundamental challenges of effectiveness, democratic control, and fairness.

Peculiarities of the Civil Regulation of Operations of Religious Organizations

The article is devoted to autonomous civil law regulation of religious organizations. The features of the analyzed regulation are described. The article emphasizes the ambiguity of the current autonomy in self-regulation of religious organizations. The necessity of limiting the degree of autonomy of religious organizations in decentralized rule-making is substantiated.

Contract for the provision of paid educational services

The article is devoted to the consideration of the acute and current problem of insufficient civil regulation of educational relations of the customer in the person of the student and the performer in the person of the higher educational institution. The purpose of this article is to identify the legislative gaps that the parties to the contract for the provision of paid services face in its execution, as well as to suggest ways to eliminate these gaps by introducing new provisions in the legislation.

The value of cryptocurrency, digital law and other property for determining maliciousness of evading accounts payable

Significant changes in the world connected with the introduction of digital technologies, which have led to the development of the economy with new financial instruments, raised the issue of thesubject under consideration. The author analyses the new forms of economic development that allow to expand the range of criminal law effect on persons committing economic crimes in the field of crediting. The mechanism for restoring violated rights, which are considered possible within the framework of the current legislation, is strategically important. The legislative initiatives related to proposals of cryptocurrency legalising have increased in recent years, being a current trend of the existing society development. At the state level, a search for the new ways to maintain business activity and to prevent illegal acts committed in this sphere is being made. Due to the fact that a lot of norms of criminal legislation intended to protect objects of economic activity are of a blanket nature, clarifying the meaning of their features is impossible without referring to civil legislation. Civil regulation is the basis of the economic sector. A new conceptual system is pointed out; it improves the possibility of cryptocurrency turnover, but does not fully regulate it. By analysing the current legislation, the author tries to assess the value of cryptocurrency, digital rights and other property in order to determine the maliciousness of evading accounts payable. Subsequently, the author gives his opinion on the prospect of providing the officers of the enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation with the opportunity to expand the interpretation of the norms of criminal legislation including liability for maliciousness of evading accounts payable (Article 177 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).