Аннотация: The author describes evolution of unification of international legal regulation in banking activities, singles out its stages and further prospects predetermined by rapid development of international economic relations.

Аннотация: The article shows peculiarities of the development of banking regulation in the European Union. Special attention is paid to the Final Report of Wise Men on the Regulation of European Securities Markets of 2001 and its influence on regulation in the sphere of banking activities

Аннотация: The author describes the evolution of conservative approaches to legal reception starting from the second half of the XIX century. Many ideas which have put forward during this period may be used for enriching the general theory of legal reception.

Аннотация: The article of a prominent scholar, member of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is devoted to an acute problem of direct action of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The author shows the evolution of the ideas of constitutionalism, the transformation of the Constitution into an acting law laying down fundamentals of social and rule of law state. The main points of research are the objective limits and forms of direct action of the Constitution; concretization of constitutional provisions on fundamental rights; actualization of constitutional provisions on basic responsibilities.

Аннотация: The article of a well-known German scholar analyses three stages of evaluation of public sector reforms. The author describes main notions and tools used in evaluation of programs and activities and substantiates the means for its further development

Аннотация: The author substantiates proposals for improving legal regulation of inter-ethnical relations. In particular, it is emphasized that it is necessary to provide for preservation of ethnical identity, including native language, traditions and customs, peculiarities of cultural legacy enhance administrative and criminal liability for rousing hatred in inter-ethnical relations.

Аннотация: The article contains comparative analysis of legal regulation of political parties in the Russian Federation and Germany. The author shows general and specific features of legal regulation, its limits and gaps

Аннотация: In the article the author describes main features and peculiarities of tort liability in the United States, shows that it serves different goals: compensating damages, protecting property, preventing illegal acts and so on

Аннотация: The article shows in comparative perspective the development of legislation on consumers protection in Belarus and the Russian Federation. The author analyses positive and certain negative implications of legal regulation in this sphere, singles out legal models and solutions which may be used for its improvement

Аннотация: The author analyses the development of legislation of states of Eastern Europe on business partnerships, compares different forms of corporate persons. Special attention is paid to legal experience of Hungary which is not familiar to vast majority of readers.

Аннотация: Financial leasing contracts as one the forms of investment activities are broadly applied in the Commonwealth of Independent States. And as any investment activity, they causes many risks. The refore, it is necessary to provide for their insurance. The author compares legal norms and practice of their application in different states of the Commonwealth

Аннотация: The article by a prominent Russian scholar, the former member of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is devoted to modern development of international humanitarian law. The author shows legal forms of its implementation, correlation of international and national law.

Аннотация: The author describes main integration processes in the European Union, their implication, positive effect and a number of problems caused by non balanced institutional regulation.

Аннотация: The analytical review provides comparative analysis of criminal legislation on drugs of Germany, France, United Kingdom, USA and Canada.

Аннотация: The article contains description of general doctrines of direct democracy and their embodiment in the legislation.

Аннотация: The author shows the evolution of legal regulation of private recruitment agencies by International Labor Organization.

Аннотация: The article analyses different forms of parliamentary responsibility of the Government of Israel, its interaction with the Parliament, formal and informal tools and mechanisms for political pressure.

Аннотация: Review of the book written by a well known scholar raises an acute and interesting theme of interaction of law and art.