This article if focused on the Russian e-commerce law. Despite the remarkable growth of the e-commerce market by volume, there is still no law on e-commece in Russia. A sketch overwiew to the three existing bills on e-commerce and European legal experience in this area is given in order to...

This article touches upon the problem of legal ensuring the information security of business entities. Topicality of the problem is predetermined by high importance of business information protection in market economy functioning in the context of information-oriented society and digital era....

The overarching goal of this study is to introduce the concept of the Carbon Dependence of Investment (CDI). CDI is a decision-making tool that measures the amount of carbon (in CO2 equivalent) that needs to be emitted over a period of time to avoid economic loss. Essentially, CDI provides a...

The proposal for a European Union Regulation establishing harmonized rules for artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) is under consideration. The structure and features of the proposal of this regulatory legal act of the integrational organization are analyzed. EU AI Act scope is...

In January 2020, President Vladimir Putin surprised Russians and the international community by proposing a sweeping set of constitutional reforms aimed at developing “state structure and domestic policy.” In his state-of-the-nation address, Putin explained that while Russia’s 1993...

This paper is a short English version of my various articles on this topic published in Russian, in journals: "The business and the law" (Chozjaistvo i pravo) and "The patents and licenses" (Patenti i licenzii).As is known modern Russian revolution in the field of intellectual property...

The sui generis database right was added to copyright protection of databases in the Russian legislation only in 2008. In December 2010, new draft amendments to the RF Civil Code were published, substantially developing this regulation. This article examines the position of the Russian...

The need for a sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply has long been recognized within the Community, and has been addressed on numerous occasions, notably in the Green Papers elaborated by the Commission in 2000 and 2006. Recent supply crises and rapidly escalating fuel prices have...

The emergence of so-called “free” or “open source” software and the growth of its economic importance in various industries makes questions regarding the legal status of free/open source licenses especially important. In December 2010 new draft amendments to the Russia’s Civil Code...

In the Russian legal science, the question of the concept of corruption refers to a number of discussions. The main difference is in the number of interpretations of the term "corruption". Some define corruption as bribery-corruption authorities, as any other mercenary behaviour official. The...