Legal Regulatory Framework Research Articles

Forensic support of the activities of forensic science institutions and pre-trial investigation and inquiry bodies in counteraction to crime

Pressing issues of forensic support of activities of pre-trial investigation and inquiry bodies in countering criminal offenses are outlined.
 The concept and essence of crime counteraction are considered. The article analyzes the national criminal procedural legislation, departmental regulatory legal framework and their amendments concerning the direction under study, genesis of scientific findings on theoretical and applied issues of forensic support of the activities of pre-trial investigation and inquiry bodies in this direction, as well as the genesis of the concept and essence of forensic science as a science.
 The modern state of the development of forensic science, current high-priority issues and feasibility of changing the scientific paradigm of forensic science as well as the use of innovations are studied; ways for their improvement are proposed. Theoretical and applied problematic issues of criminalistics are subject to thorough study and resolution. Fundamental changes are required both in criminalistics in general and in particular in its individual areas. The current legislation, law enforcement agencies, forensic science institutions, prosecutors’ bodies and judicial bodies, as well as law enforcement, in which modern advances in science and technology (in particular, computer and telecommunication technologies) are being implemented should be reformed. The article highlights such problematic issues as the improvement of the forensic characteristics of cer-tain types of crimes, forensic techniques combining forensic techniques and tac-tics. The issue of further implementation in law enforcement and forensic expert activities of promising molecular genetic examinations for pre-trial investigation bodies, including the method of DNA analysis is outlined separately and fully.
 Relying on the results of research, specific author proposals and recommenda-tions are provided on the studied area of activity in general and in individual directions.

Afghanistan, the Amu Darya Basin and Regional Treaties

Abstract The Amu Darya Basin is included in various bilateral and regional treaties negotiated between Afghanistan and Russia/the former USSR, and among the Central Asian Republics. The former are boundary treaties, and do not cover the use of the Amu Darya. The latter are, inter alia, water-sharing agreements that govern the use of water. This article examines the current legal regime governing the Amu Darya. It addresses one specific question: What are the legal implications for Afghanistan of its exclusion from the regional legal framework governing the apportionment and utilization of the Amu Darya? The article argues that sustainable water resource management is dependent on the participation of all riparian states in the management of a shared watercourse and without Afghanistan’s inclusion in the regional water agreements or organizations governing the Amu Darya, no Central Asian regional water agreement or organization is complete. The article makes two further arguments. First, the equitable and reasonable utilization principle gives all riparian states the right to an equitable share in shared watercourses, therefore the downstream Central Asian Republics cannot prevent upstream Afghanistan from developing its freshwater resources. Second, even though Afghanistan is not a party to the agreements governing the use of the Amu Darya waters, the country can still be affected or harmed by downstream uses of these waters, as Afghanistan’s future use of the Amu Darya can be foreclosed or limited.

Where Is the Fairness in Canadian Cannabis Legalization? Lessons to be Learned from the American Experience

Canada has received praise and international attention for its departure from strict cannabis prohibition and the introduction of a legal regulatory framework for adult use. In addition to the perceived public health and public safety benefits associated with legalization, reducing the burden placed on the individuals criminalized for cannabis use served as an impetus for change. In comparison to many jurisdictions in the United States, however, Canadian legalization efforts have done less to address the harms that drug law enforcement has inflicted on individuals and communities. This article documents the racialized nature of drug prohibition in Canada and the US and compares the stated aims of legalization in in both jurisdictions. The article outlines the various reparative measures being proposed and implemented in America and contrasts those with the situation in Canada, arguing, furthermore that the absence of social justice measures in Canadian legalization is an extension of the systemic racism perpetuated under prohibition.

Основные направления психологического сопровождения военнослужащих специальных подразделений Вооруженных сил Российской Федерации

The article is devoted to the problem of psychological support of military personnel of special units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which is relevant in the context of the new Regulation on the Psychological Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2021. The content of the main tasks and functions of the psychological service of the Armed Forces is presented. Special attention is paid to the description of psychological support and the specifics of its implementation in the system of personnel work and combat service in the Armed Forces. On the example of psychological support of military personnel of special units, the activities that are aimed at social and psychological adaptation of military personnel; didactic adaptation of military personnel; the possibility of professional self-determination; the opportunity to develop professional skills; correction and improvement of the work of the command staff are identified. The conditions for the implementation of psychological support for military personnel of special units are described.
 As a result of the study, it is established that during the last decade, the problem of theoretical and methodological justification of psychological support continues to be relevant. At the present stage, "psychological support" is considered as a multi-faceted phenomenon, widely used in various aspects of life. The formation of the conceptual and categorical apparatus is also aimed at improving the legal culture while improving the regulatory legal framework for the departmental psychological practice of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Технологии обучения сотрудников органов внутренних дел в рамках морально-психологической подготовки

The article examines the moral and psychological training of the personnel of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation as a type of educational work. Analyzed the regulatory legal framework for the organization and conduct of moral and psychological training of employees of internal affairs bodies. The moral and psychological training of the employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation is aimed at the formation of the state and at the same time patriotic worldview among the employees of the internal affairs bodies, as well as the professional culture of an employee of the internal affairs bodies. One of the goals of moral and psychological training is the formation of employees of internal affairs bodies of moral and psychological readiness to perform official tasks in any conditions of the situation. In connection with the versatility of the moral and psychological training of personnel, attention is paid to the organizational aspects of conducting classes. The main features of the moral and psychological training of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation are highlighted. Emphasis is placed on the forms of conducting classes on moral and psychological training. The article discusses training technologies that are or can be used in organizing and conducting classes on the moral and psychological training of personnel of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation. The article presents analytical data from a survey of employees of the territorial bodies of internal affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

Small Business in Russia Through the Prism of a National Project

The article presents the results of the implementation of the National Project “Small and Medium Business and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiatives” and federal projects included in it: “Improving the conditions for doing business”; “Expanding the access of small and medium-sized businesses to financial resources, including concessional financing”; “Acceleration of small and medium-sized businesses”; “Creation of a support system for farmers and the development of rural cooperation”; “Popularisation of Entrepreneurship”. We critically analysed the national project as a whole and assessed the newest situation of small and medium-sized businesses. Further, we carried out the analysis of the achievement of the leading indicators of the national project. Also, we considered the financing and the results of the achievement of indicators in the context of federal projects that are part of the national project for 2018-2020.We assessed the risks of non-fulfilment of the goals and objectives set in the projects. The article also examines the effectiveness and evaluates the effectiveness of state support measures for small and medium-sized businesses affected by the spread of coronavirus infection in 2020. Besides, we analysed the main changes in the regulatory legal framework within the framework of implementing the national project. The analysis of the updated structure and activities of the national project “Small and Medium Enterprises and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiatives” has been carried out.

The sphere of physical protection of objects in the new conditions of public administration in Kazakhstan

The main problem: The article analyzes the situation that has developed in the market for the provision of services in the field of physical protection of objects vulnerable to terrorism, as objects of special importance for ensuring national security. The main problems hindering the development of the industry are: the lack of a comprehensive regulatory framework that establishes requirements for all aspects of the use of physical protection systems at all stages of the life cycle, from design to decommissioning, taking into account risk assessment; the formal nature of control procedures, which does not take into account all aspects of interdisciplinary interaction; the low involvement of qualified specialists in the process of developing approaches that ensure effective regulation of the industry. Purpose: The main goal in the current conditions is to develop a model of interaction between state bodies and the professional community, which will effectively regulate the relations between the subjects of activity in the field of protecting objects vulnerable to terrorism (here in after OVT). Methods: The authors of the article analyzed the regulatory legal framework. The conditions that impede the development of the industry have been identified. The message of the President of Kazakhstan in terms of directions for the development of the public administration system was also studied. The modeling of the processes and connections between the subjects of activity in the field of protection of the OVT has been carried out. Results and their significance: The main reason for the insufficient level of protection was revealed, which boils down to the absence of criteria for assessing protection systems in terms of quality indicators. This is facilitated by the insufficient competence of technical specialists developing requirements for systems and ignoring the application of standards, as well as insufficient involvement of the professional community in control over the activities of market entities. The authors of the article proposed a model of a management system for the protection of OVT, which will improve the quality of processes and ensure the result due to the additional involvement of the professional community and the development of regulatory documents. In addition, the model corresponds to the course of development of the public administration system, which is set by the country's leadership. A number of proposals have been formulated for the implementation of a new model of the OVT protection management system. The model describes the interaction of government agencies and the professional community.

Assessment of environmental values, significance and efficiency of the specially protected natural area called “Kartashovsky forest” in the Tyumen region

Relevance of the work. The modern management of specially protected natural areas of the Tyumen region is based on the preservation of the existing structure. The region belongs to the few regions where reserves do not function. Strategic regional documents for the development of environmental protection do not contain evaluative characteristics, which does not allow judging the achievement of key performance indicators. In the existing technological and socioeconomic conditions, this approach cannot meet public needs, the formation of a favorable investment climate. Objective: on the basis of an assessment of the environmental value, significance and efficiency of the activities carried out in a separate specially protected natural area, develop proposals for optimizing the management of the “Kartashovsky Forest” natural monument. Methodology of the work: assessment of the environmental efficiency of specially protected natural areas and their regional systems WWF, 2012; spatial assessment is based on the geoinformation method; information base: state information systems of state executive authorities of the Russian Federation, the Tyumen region, the regulatory legal framework of the Russian Federation, the Tyumen region. Results of work and their scope. Based on the assessment of the environmental value, significance and effectiveness of the activities carried out, proposals were developed to optimize the management of the natural monument “Kartashovsky Forest”. Applications: environmental protection in the Tyumen region, regional management of investment attractiveness. Conclusions. The efficiency of the environmental protection activities carried out on the territory of the natural monument “Kartashovsky Forest” can be increased by introducing modern technological management solutions. The proposed solutions, integrated in a single information space, can be applied in the regional environmental management.

Organizational and financial model of accompanied residence

The relevance of the development of developing experience and methodological support of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. To organize activities to provide activities aimed at the development of the direction, the experience of St. Petersburg, as a subject of the leader in the Russian Federation in the development of technologies for accompanied accommodation, was studied and analyzed. The study was conducted on the basis of the results of the annual monitoring study of materials submitted by the executive authorities of 85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation on the organization of technologies for accompanied accommodation.As a result of the study, the main activities in the development of this direction in St. Petersburg were identified: expanding the regional list of social services provided by social service providers; assigning disabled people of working age with intellectual disabilities to a separate social group; developing recommended individual social service programs, including: for disabled people of working age with intellectual disabilities when living in social apartments, development of industry-specific technological regulations for the provision of measures to support disabled people, creation of equal opportunities to enter the social services market for both state and non-state social service organizations, implementation of infrastructure measures, identification of financial sources, etc. The use by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of recommendations on reforming the regional regulatory legal framework and the implementation of key events will allow introducing the best practices of St. Petersburg in organizing various forms of accompanied residence.

Regulatory Issues of the Accounting Procedure for Civil R&D

Introduction. The issues of legal regulation of the accounting procedure for scientific research, experimental design and technological work for civil purposes (hereinafter — R&D, work) plays an important role in the implementation of governmental science & technological policy. Such accounting not only stimulates the identification and registration of rights to the results of intellectual activity (hereinafter referred to as RIA) created during the work — it also contributes to improving the quality of rights management for such RIAs, their commercialisation and their wider involvement in civil law turnover. It also creates conditions for accessing the effectiveness of budgetary expenditures for such work. In addition, the system for recording the results of R&D for civil purposes simplifies the implementation and administration of tax benefits associated with their performance. The aim of this study is to monitor current legislation for regulating civil R&D accounting procedures and to identify its shortcomings in order to determine further measures for improvement. Methods. The analytical research methods employed include systemic, structural, functional, specific and sociological, formal and legal, as well as technical and legal methods along with methods for interpreting legal rules. Results. The procedure for state registration of civil R&D projects carried out with federal budgetary funding is regulated by a set of regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation. The technical basis for accounting is the state information system for recording scientific research results, experimental design and technological work for civil purposes (hereinafter referred to as the System). This system is accessible online. A list of accounting objects, forms of sending information for accounting and the procedure for interacting with customers and project executioners from the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia in the implementation of accounting have been established. The information contained in the System is publicly available, excluding certain types of information outlined by Russian law. Over the course of this research, we have identified and noted several shortcomings to legal regulations of the examined sphere of relations: there were some contradictions between individual regulatory documents. Measures to eliminate these shortcomings can further improve the legal frameworks governing this area of public relations. Conclusion. The materials collected as part of the monitoring effort enabled us to compile a holistic picture of the legal regulatory framework governing the accounting system for civil R&D results. The findings of this study can be used to optimise a public administration system taking into account scientific and technical activity results.

Enabling Restrictions

In Costa Rica today, where the use of contraceptives is widespread, the most popular method is female sterilization. Notably, Costa Rica’s high rates of this surgery were attained in the context of a very restrictive legal framework for the provision of sterilization. Until 1999, when a presidential decree explicitly regulated and permitted sterilization for contraceptive purposes, only therapeutic sterilization was legally allowed (i.e., to prevent a woman who had a serious health condition from becoming pregnant). Between 1970 and 1999, successive governments and state judicial bodies were unwilling to resolve the legal status of voluntary contraceptive sterilization. Government bureaucracies and different judicial branches repeatedly bounced the legal problem back to physicians to resolve. In the uncomfortable position of having to respond to an increasing demand for the surgery, specialist physicians responsible for sterilization, and their professional association, created a regulatory legal framework that ostensibly restricted the practice while actually enabling it. The provisions established by the professional association dictated access to sterilization in the country for over two decades, and were acknowledged not only by the population but also by state institutions, including those charged with surveying and protecting legality. A kind of judicial surrogacy was created in Costa Rica, though this surrogate role was not one Costa Rican physicians ever wanted, or felt comfortable playing.

Monitoring the Legislation Governing the Procurement of Materials for Research and Development and Assessing Its Effectiveness Based on Surveys of Universities and Research Organizations

Introduction. For many research and development organisations, the prompt supply of consumables is a prerequisite for efficient operation. The article presents changes made to the regulations governing the procurement of consumables for research and development, as well as the assessment of these changes provided by universities and scientific organisations. Monitoring Tools. This work utilises analysis, generalisation and interpretation of the rule of law. Stakeholder surveys were conducted to collect information on the effectiveness of rulemaking in the field of procurement. Results. A survey of senior and middle managers in science and higher education institutions showed that regulatory deficiencies are the main obstacle to simplifying the procurement of research and development materials. In recent years, the state has taken a number of consistent steps to adjust the regulatory legal framework in the field of procurement. Despite the measures taken, procurement procedures remain excessively long and laborious. Conclusion. To improve the supply of universities and scientific organisations with consumables, it is necessary to optimise procedures within organisations, further efforts to improve legislation, as well as explanatory work on the part of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia about existing opportunities to improve consumable procurement process efficiency within the framework of current legislation.

About the Strategies of Criminological Safety of Minors

The article deals with issues related to the diversity of theoretical understanding of the concept of strategy, as well as the analysis of existing strategies for ensuring the criminological safety of minors. Special attention is paid to planning and forecasting the future, in particular, innovative forms of forecasting are being investigated, one of which is Foresight. The foresight ideology is based on modern developments in the field of forecasting, futurology, and strategic analysis. Unlike traditional forecasting, Foresight always implies the participation of many experts from all spheres of activity, to one degree or another related to the topic of a particular foresight project, and sometimes also conducting surveys of certain groups of the population (residents of the region, youth, etc.) who are directly interested in solving the problems considered in the framework of the project. The result of a foresight session, unlike other methods of forecasting and planning, is a “map of the future” – a visually rich space that allows you to see as a whole the entire subject area, the image of its future, as well as various ways and ways of achieving certain desirable and undesirable states and factors affecting the likelihood of the embodiment of a particular scenario. The article analyzes the activities of the state authorities of the Russian Federation at the legislative level, related to strategic planning. The historical aspect of the concept of “strategy” is investigated. An introduction to the scientific circulation of the Author's concept of this term is offered. Under the strategy it is necessary to understand the art of managing public relations, based on careful organization and use of available means and forces in order to achieve an appropriate result. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the regulatory legal framework of criminological planning, designed to streamline the complex and multifaceted process of preventive impact on offensive behavior. Attention is drawn to the need to develop a strategic document aimed directly at ensuring the criminological safety of minors. It seems that this should be a Concept that addresses both general and specific problems in this area, as well as determining effective control by state bodies.

The right to die: Perspectives of mental health professionals in malta

IntroductionIn their professional work, mental health professionals are continually working with individuals in distress, who may express a wish to end their lives.ObjectivesTo understand the perspectives of mental health professionals towards a person’s right to die.MethodsA mixed-method technique was used: Stage 1 involved a validated online questionnaire sent to all professionals working within the public mental health services in Malta. Stage 2 consisted of a multidisciplinary discussion between six professionals asked to hypothetically manage a terminally ill patient requesting physician-assisted suicide. Thematic analysis was subsequently applied.ResultsThe majority of mental health professionals disagreed with allowing a person to commit suicide, even in situations of crippling debt, overwhelming despair and family dishonour. Terminal illness elicited a varied response (Figure 1)Older professionals and spiritual beliefs negatively impacted acceptability of suicide (Figure 2).The discussion revealed that professionals would assess individuals requesting to end their lives, with the aim of treating any mental illness and determining mental capacity. Figure 3 highlights factors explored during the assessment. Greatest emphasis is ultimately placed on individual autonomy.ConclusionsMental health professionals consider autonomy and self-determination as imperative in evaluating a person’s right to die. Professionals agreed that, after a comprehensive psychiatric assessment and within a regulatory legal framework, they would not impede a person with terminal illness to request physician-assisted suicide, provided that one is acting autonomously. The majority would however conscientiously object to actively assisting the terminal patient in ending one’s life, since this is deemed contradictory to their professional vow of non-maleficence.

Audit Committee: Size, Independence and Environmental Disclosure of Non-Finance Service Companies in Nigeria: The Moderating Role of Audit Committee Share Ownership

This study examined the effect of audit committee size and audit committee independence on environmental disclosure of non-finance service companies listed in Nigeria. Extant literature on this topic is more in developed countries where legal regulatory framework exists. There are limited empirical studies in developing countries like Nigeria that examine the effect audit committee size and independence on environmental disclosure, measured with Global Reporting Initiative checklist and their results have wide variant. Secondary data were collected from the annual reports of the sampled companies. 58 companies out of the population of 89 listed non-financial companies in Nigeria were sampled out. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression were employed for analysis. The study finds that the direct effect of audit committee size and audit committee independence on environmental disclosure is insignificant with probability values of 0.154 and 0.107, respectively. However, when moderated by audit committee share ownership, the effect of audit committee size on environmental disclosure of the sampled companies become significant with Probability value of 0.049. This finding suggests that audit committee size has positive and significant effect on environmental disclosure of non-finance companies listed in Nigeria where members of audit committee has shares in the company. Based on the findings, the study recommends that regulatory authorities should encourage companies to select members of audit committee with share ownership in the companies because it influences the effect of AC size on environmental disclosure. Keywords: Environmental disclosure, audit committee size, audit committee independence, audit committee share ownership, non-financial service companies, Nigeria DOI: 10.7176/RJFA/12-8-03 Publication date: April 30 th 2021

ТЕОРЕТИЧНІ ОСНОВИ ВЗАЄМОДІЇ ОРГАНІВ ВЛАДИ ТА ГРОМАДСЬКОСТІ В ПРОСТОРІ КОМУНІКАЦІЇ

The article examines the theoretical foundations of interaction between government bodies and the public in the communication space. It is proved that over the years of independence of our country, relations between the government and society have been transformed, from a paternalistic model to a real, mutually beneficial, Democratic in nature, bilateral interaction. Relations between government and society have been transformed in such a way that there is an opportunity (and the need at the same time) for real interaction between state authorities and management with civil society structures that are able to solve together current and most important socio-economic and social problems by combining resources. Thus, we believe that positive practices of electronic interaction between authorities and society should be institutionalized while defining criteria that will determine the effectiveness of the existing mechanisms of direct democracy and the degree of their compliance with public needs. It is determined that the achieved level of informatization allows us to fully develop the Institute of e-democracy, as the latest tool for improving the quality of managerial decision-making at the state level with the help of a multi-level expert online network consisting of all categories of citizens. Having analyzed a large factual material, the regulatory legal framework related to the informatization of state authorities and society, we can draw the main conclusion that in Ukraine the vector for institutionalization of the processes of formation of political and administrative electronic interaction between government and society and the formation of “electronic democracy” has already been indicated.

African governments and the influence of corruption on the proliferation of cybercrime in Africa: wherein lies the rule of law?

ABSTRACT Recent international and domestic reports have consistently tagged Africa as a haven for cybercriminals and cybercrime perpetration. Most of these reports have attributed the absence of a holistic cybercrime legal framework and lack of implementation as the basis for their conclusion. Arguably, in the absence of a regional cybercrime legal framework to curtail cybercrime's menace in the African sub-region, African state governments have enacted legislation and policies in that regard. This paper argues that the level of corruption in government, private, and public institutions significantly influences cybercrime proliferation in Africa. This is accentuated by greed and the urge to attain greater heights in the African society by whatever means. There is evidence that despite the availability of cybersecurity measures corrupt insiders in private and public institutions relay critical information to cybercriminals to facilitate their criminal intentions. These corrupt insiders aid cybercriminals to bypass security infrastructures put in place by governments and institutions. The implication is that cybercriminals can now effortlessly victimize cybercitizens by using social networks to profile them. Suggestions for, increase surveillance of the cyber space, the better welfare package and increment of workers' emoluments, reducing political leaders' flamboyant lifestyle, amongst others are made as possible solutions.

Models of agrarian business development in international practice

In conditions of the world economy globalization, regional trade and economic integration of countries, and increased sectoral competition, agricultural business remains a strategically important branch of the national economy of any state. Its activities are based on the regulatory legal framework for creation and functioning of agro-industrial complex entities, state regulation and support of agriculture, development of rural areas, food export incentive, formation of external and internal trade infrastructure. The world agrarian economy demonstrates the use of various models of efficient agro-industrial production management, providing for solution of national food security and increasing the export potential of the industry. The paper presents typology of agriculture by types of land use at various levels of social and economic development of countries, identifies the main world producers, exporters and importers of agri-food products. Review of the state regulation system and support of commodity producers in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Canada, China, Russia, and the United States has been carried out taking into account implementation of the international rules of the World Trade Organization. Various types of agricultural business models, sales systems, depending on production specialization of individual states, regions, enterprises and aimed at development of vertical integration, combination of marketing and logistics functions within one company, changes in the commodity structure along the sales channels in the domestic and foreign markets, have been systematized. The competitive advantages of the Republic of Belarus in the context of development of priority areas of agricultural business have been substantiated and the key risks having significant impact on the strengthening of production, sales and export potential have been analyzed. The issues Covered in the paper are of interest in preparation of draft state programs for social and economic development of the national agro-industrial complex, strategy in the field of export of agricultural products and food products for the period up to 2025.

Methods for the use of the best Russian innovations in forest fire detection and suppression

This paper addresses the final stage of the study concerning the practical use of the best Russian methods, technologies and means for detecting and extinguishing forest fires in Russia. In general, the work is aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the forest fire protection system by improving the methodological and technical support for the use of the best new innovations. In the course of the study, analytical methods have been applied, tested and used in silviculture, while developing and improving the regulatory legal and methodological frameworks. Based on the selection of research directions in the preliminary stages of work, analysis of the current state, use, and the development forecast of the most effective and promising technologies was carried out. In addition, for detecting, controlling and extinguishing forest fires, including a comparative analysis of their economic efficiency, methods for practical use of the best Russian innovations was developed. A significant number of new developments have accumulated which, for a number of reasons, have not been implemented. Taking into account the current state and dynamics of these promising methods, technologies, means of detecting and extinguishing forest fires, this study substantiates the development forecast of these promising innovations and their content. Its structure includes general provisions, concepts and terminology, regulatory support, the procedure for assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of the innovations, as well as a list of recommended documents for studying the use of technology for detecting, controlling and extinguishing forest fires. These methods will help meet modern requirements for the protection of forests from wildfires, and present an algorithm for their implementation in practice.

Energy Innovations: Organizational and Legal Aspects

Recently, legal literature has given attention to the problems of innovative energy. Despite the negative consequences of the current global economic crisis, the ways out of it are in the mainstream of the country’s transition from the export of raw materials to the resource-innovative development with a qualitative renewal of the energy sector. These tasks are set in the strategic planning documents that determine the vector and prospects of energy, scientific and technological and other areas of development. Achievement of goals and long-term quality guidelines for the development of the energy sector on an innovative development path is associated, among other things, with alternative energy, the expansion of the use of renewable energy sources. The paper shows the possibilities and prospects of their use for small energy facilities, energy-deficient areas, and regions with decentralized energy supply. The advantages of using green technologies, renewable types of energy are manifested in energy conservation, energy security, reducing the negative impact on the environment, and solving environmental problems. The absence of a regulatory legal framework for the development of alternative energy is revealed; gaps in energy legislation in terms of innovative energy, stimulation of the introduction of innovative technologies, and the use of renewable energy sources are highlighted. The necessity of highlighting this direction in the energy strategy, other strategic documents in the field of environmental, economic development, energy efficiency and safety has been substantiated. The result of the study is new approaches to the formation and implementation of state policy, as well as the improvement of legislation in the field of innovative energy development.