Russian Studies in Law and Politics

Background. The relevance of the study is due to the need for convergence of tax law with other legal systems of Russian law, which highlights the importance of this issue as a necessary condition for effective tax relations. This article examines the main aspects of legal mechanisms, the interaction of tax law with administrative, banking, budgetary, currency, civil, land, constitutional, customs, and criminal law, as well as its impact on law enforcement and tax policy.

The main research method is a comparative and analytical approach, which allows us to identify deep connections in legal systems.

The purpose of the study is to identify key points of interaction between tax law and other branches of law, proving that tax law, despite its independence, functions as part of a unified legal system, where its norms are closely intertwined with the norms of other branches and sub-branches of Russian law. The objectives of the study are: 1) to identify the main points of interaction between tax law and other branches of law; 2) analysis of legal mechanisms that ensure the integration of tax norms into related branches; 3) determine the role of judicial practice (including decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation) in regulating tax relations.

The result of the study is the identification of the close relationship between tax law and various branches of law in various aspects, despite the fact that it is an independent branch. The key conclusion of the study is the need for a comprehensive approach to the study of tax law in the context of its relationships with other branches, which contributes to the formation of a more effective human rights system, the provision of legal guarantees for participants in financial relations, and the creation of a balanced legal environment. As a result, understanding the systemic connections between tax law and other branches not only improves the quality of tax regulation, but also enhances the interaction between different legal systems.

Background. This article is devoted to a problematic issue – the specifics of the recruitment of young people by extremists and terrorists using online games, and some specific mechanisms for recruiting people to the ranks of terrorists using modern technologies over the Internet, which are often used by members of radical groups.  The study focuses on the issues of psychological impact on players, the use of playful reality as manipulation tools, and highlights some of the problems of law enforcement agencies in identifying threats in the Internet space related to the active development of information technologies that allow recruiters to remain unpunished.

Purpose. The purpose of this study is to identify key factors contributing to the recruitment of extremists through online games, as well as to develop recommendations to reduce risks and prevent such cases.

Materials and methods. In the course of the scientific research, the following were used: scientific works on the problems of recruiting people through online gaming platforms, research by specialists on the problems of psychological methods of influencing players through online platforms, cases of influencing people's subconsciousness through gaming platforms were analyzed; regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation regulating public relations related to countering the spread of terrorism and extremism; The international practice of methods of combating the spread of ideas of extremism and terrorism on the Internet was studied.

In the course of the research, general scientific, private scientific and special research methods were used. In particular, the formal-logical, comparative-legal, case-study method, as well as methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction have found application.

Results. Some psychological ways of influencing recruiters on players through online platforms have been identified.

The author's recommendations are formulated in the field of monitoring the spread of extremist ideology on the Internet and improving the operation of online and playgrounds, gambling sites.

The scope of the results. The results of the study can be applied in standard-setting activities, in the course of further scientific research in the field of combating the spread of extremist ideology on the Internet and on playgrounds, as well as to improve and create gaming and streaming platforms.

Background. This article analyzes the fundamental principles of the legal status of the prosecutor's offices of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the PRC), emphasizing the special role of this law enforcement agency within the state system. It notes the importance of the prosecutor's office in ensuring human and civil rights and freedoms, maintaining the rule of law not only within a given state but also in the international community. The scientific novelty of this article lies in the author's analysis of the fundamental principles of the Russian and Chinese prosecutor's offices and their identification of their individual characteristics. 

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to conduct a comparative analysis of the activities of the prosecutor's offices of Russia and China, including the system of measures implemented as part of the fight against corruption.

This objective, in turn, dictates the formulation of the task of examining various aspects of the functioning of the prosecutor's offices of these countries and identifying possible ways to optimize the functioning of the prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation.

Materials and methods. In this work, comparative legal and systemic approaches were used, which allowed the authors to study in depth the issue of anti-corruption activities of the prosecutor's offices of Russia and China. The systemic-structural method is used to study the organization and interaction of various divisions of the prosecutor's office, as well as their place in the general system of state bodies combating corruption. Historical and legal method – for studying the genesis and evolution of the prosecutor's office. Methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction – for processing and generalizing empirical and theoretical material, developing reasonable conclusions.

Results. The study identified the developmental characteristics of the prosecutor's office in the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, their main areas of activity, and the means and methods used to ensure the rights and legitimate interests of citizens. The special role of the body in question in combating such a negative social phenomenon as corruption was emphasized.

The scope of the results. Scope of application of the results. The results of the study can be used in further research in the field of combating corruption.

Background. This article examines the prevailing practice of resolving disputes characteristic of surrogacy agreements, generalising these conflicts and the approaches of Russian courts in the form of representative dispute models. Although the primary focus of this study is on the analysis of current trends and established scenarios for resolving conflicts between the parties to surrogacy service contracts in Russia, the relevant legal relations are, where appropriate, considered within a global comparative context. In particular, the article analyses the exceptional influence of the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of New Jersey in Sterns v. Whitehead, which continues to shape the modern ethical and legal discourse on the civil-law regulation of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) worldwide. The article also addresses the key amendments to Russian legislation governing the provision of surrogacy services, taking into account Russia’s distinctive position in the global reproductive technologies market.

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to examine the legal nature and typical dispute models arising between genetic (intended) parents and surrogate mothers in contemporary Russian practice, and to justify the need for revising the presumption of maternity while eliminating contradictions identified through the analysis of relevant case law and doctrinal approaches.

Methodology. This research combines comparative legal, formal doctrinal, and systemic methods, along with a historical-legal approach to the analysis of court decisions and statutory frameworks.

Results. The study concludes that the outdated doctrine of the presumption of maternity should be repealed, the principle of genetic parenthood should be firmly enshrined in law, and an effective mechanism must be put in place to protect surrogate mothers from the financial and legal risks that arise when intended parents refuse to assume parental responsibility.

Practical implications. The results of the study may inform the drafting and reform of family and civil law provisions, support expert advisory work and legislative initiatives, and contribute to academic courses and legal commentaries on surrogacy and reproductive rights.