Review of the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Forum “Representation in Substantive and Procedural Law: Problems and Prospects of Development” (22–23 April, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL))

Abstract

This article presents the main aspects of the activities and statements of the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Forum of Young Scientists "Representation in Substantive and Procedural Law: Problems and Perspectives of Development ", held on 22-23 April, 2017 at the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL). The authors also present a summary of the content areas of the participants' reports. The Scientific Forum was based on the main results of the reform of the substantive and procedural law of the Russian Federation in the light of new course of development of the Russian economy, the latest trends in legal science and practice. The authors also take into account the court practice, which includes new approaches to the interpretation of contemporary Russian law of representation. In this regard, of particular importance to the participants were the acts of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. For example, the resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No.7 of March 24, 2016 "The Application by the Courts of Certain Provisions of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation on Liability for Violation of Obligations"; the resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 54 of November 22, 2016 "The Application of the General Provisions of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation on the Liabilities and their Performance". At the Conference, the participants and moderators presented and analyzed the main trends of modern legal science in the field of theoretical and practical problems of representation in light of legal reform.