Legislative process in the field of ethnological expert examination in Russia

Antonina Gorbunova,Nikita Kuprikov,Maksim Zadorin,V Kankhva

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202125805028

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Abstract

The article analyses the stages and peculiarities of development of ethnological expert examination as an institution in the Russian Federation. It is beyond argument that different actors to various extent involved in the implementation of the project in question, adhere to divergent approaches, namely: from defining the key regulatory authority (federal center or regions), correlation between ethnological and ecological expert examinations, social and technocratic approaches to the territory development and the role of indigenous small-numbered peoples. Pursuant to the strategic planning documents, ethnological expert examination represents a tool for implementation of the Russian state policy regarding different nationalities. However, state-recognized ethnological expert examination with all legal consequences it entails is only pursued in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) based upon a regional law. The federal legislator only provides a definition of ethnological expert examination (scientific research into the influence of changes in the original living environment of indigenous small-numbered peoples and sociocultural situation on the development of an ethnic group) without enacting any statutory instrument to regulate the procedure. The analysis has shown that Russian legislation requires statutorization of the ethnological expert examination procedure and its binding character along with elaboration of conceptual framework, subject matter and object of this research.

Highlights

The problematics relating to the ethnological expert examination has for a long time been imminent in the Russian society
The issue of importance and correlation between business-driven projects (for instance, there are currently 15 infrastructure projects planned for implementation on the territory of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), which are bound to influence the quality of ecosystem (Burtseva et al (2020)) and everyday life of smallnumbered indigenous communities in the north shall be resolved by means of finding a
Exact disciplines falling within the range of ethnological expert examination as scientific research are mainly determined by the objectives and tasks the expert examination intends to accomplish

Summary

Introduction

The problematics relating to the ethnological expert examination has for a long time been imminent in the Russian society. Within the framework of this mini-research, the authors attempt to consider a number of crucial issues associated with legislative evolution of ethnological expert examination, regional initiatives and nationwide concept of sustainable development, as well as with the experience of the Yakutia legislator and judiciary, and the assessment of role played by the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs in this issue. The authors emphasize the importance of distinction between the procedures of ethnological expert examination taking place prior to any industrial or commercial development and after a technological incident in an area of original dwelling and traditional economic activities of indigenous small-numbered peoples

Problem Statement

Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs Project: under development

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