Peculiarities of the Conceptual Framework of Environmental Protection and Ensuring Environmental Safety in the Use of Subsoil in the Legislation of the Russian Federation and Foreign Countries

Abstract

The article deals with the features of the conceptual framework of environmental protection and ensuring environmental safety in the use of subsoil in the legislation of the Russian Federation and foreign countries. According to the results of the study, differences in approaches to the definition of key concepts in the specified sphere of social relations in the legislation of Russia and foreign countries are highlighted; the need for proper legislative definition of the content of such concepts as "environmental protection", "ensuring environmental safety", "environmentally hazardous activities" is outlined. It is proved that a clear understanding of the content and limits of the use of these concepts is a necessary condition for the most effective legal regulation of environmental protection and ensuring environmental safety when using subsoil.