On the Compliance of Civil Standards of the Russian Federation with International Standards in the Field of the Fight Against Corruption

Abstract

The goal of research is to analyze the civil standards of Russia aimed at fighting corruption and based on the rather-legal analysis with the standards of international law, as well as similar standards of various countries, and to draw conclusion regarding their compliance with international standards in the field of the fight against corruption. As for the methods – rather-legal, technical, dialectic and historical legal methods were used in the course of research. The subject matter of this paper is the emphasis of social danger of corruption, its comprehensive nature and the need for the fight with the use of comprehensive means. The authors analyze the standards formalized in the Civil Law Convention on Corruption of the Council of Europe, legislative practices in the fight against corruption by means of civil remedies in foreign countries. The civil standards of Russia are compared with the standards of international law and the civil legislation of other countries. Conclusions – the non-compliance of the civil standards of Russia with the modern international practices in the fight against corruption has been substantiated. Recommendations aimed at improving the measures of the fight against corruption are provided.