Journal headings
"Legal sciences"

Annotation: The purpose of the study is to consider the place of religiosity and faith in the self-consciousness of modern Russian society, in Russian constitutionalism and state science. Religiosity is proposed to be distinguished as a spiritual tradition, as a ritual and as a social value. As a spiritual tradition, religiosity has shaped Russian culture and the Russian way of life of multinational Russian society for centuries. As a ritual, religiosity acts as the outer shell of spiritual tradition, but sometimes it is detached from sincere faith. Religious fanaticism, especially extremism, testifies not to the depth of faith, but to sinful intolerance. However, human life is hardly possible without rituals. Religiosity is a social value, since it is the basis of archetypes, the basis of traditional morality and culture. As a social value, it is also important because it requires overcoming the individualistic ailments of the human spirit, starting with such a sin of the mind as pride. In the text of the article, the Russian Federation is abbreviated as RF.

Annotation: The article eescribes administrative offenses affecting the electoral rights of citizens, which are an integral ele- ment of a democratic rule of law state. The object of the study is offenses that infringe on the right guaranteed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation to vote and be elected. The subject of the analysis is the norms of administrative legislation governing liability for such offenses, as well as law enforcement practice. The article describes the most common types of administrative offenses, including bribery of voters, illegal campaigning, forgery of signatures and interference in the activities of election commissions. The analysis of the norms of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation and the Federal Law «On Basic Guar- antees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum» is carried out. The methodological basis of the research consists of methods of legal analysis, synthesis, as well as a comparative approach to the study of national and international experience. The most problematic areas related to violations of electoral legislation are revealed and specific measures to improve legal regulation are suggested. The article also presents various scientific approaches to the problem of administrative responsibility and formulates its own reasoned position. The work may be of interest to lawyers, experts in the field of electoral law, as well as government authorities. In the text of the article, the Russian Federation is abbreviated as RF.

Annotation: The aim of the study is to consider the key aspects of such a scientific problem as the relationship between the form and content of domestic political and legal doctrines. Applying a set of general scientific methods of cogni- tion based on a dialectical approach to the understanding of state and legal phenomena and the corresponding processes, the author comes to the conclusion that along with the development of interdisciplinarity within the framework of the modern stage of scientific rationality, rethinking the forms of external expression of political and legal doctrines in the context of their content (and elements of the corresponding political and legal doctrines) is acquiring a decisive character in light of the prospects for the general development of the science of the history of political and legal doctrines in the 21st century. The article substantiates the need for closer attention to the issue of the forms of external presentation of political and legal doctrines. The author bases his position using, first of all, a specific historical approach and analyzing pre-revolutionary teachings, as well as the results of the development of scientific legal thought in the field of science of state law. It is there that the dependence of the content on the form of external presentation of their teachings chosen by the authors (dissertation, monograph, scientific article) is manifested. In the text of the article, the Russian Federation is abbreviated as RF.

Annotation: The article describes such interrelated categories, in the authors’ opinion, as “effectiveness of regulatory legal acts” and “assessment of regulatory impact” within the framework of scientific and practical approaches. As part of the study, the authors raise the question of whether, in principle, an objective assessment of the effectiveness of acts is possible, to what extent it depends on law-making and law enforcement. The answer to this question is complex and multifaceted and requires fundamental research. In this article, the authors conclude that any draft law should not be a mechanical set of legal norms, but should comply with the requirements of legal technology, language norms, and anti-corruption legislation; it should be adopted in accordance with the authority of the body that issued it, and should not contain provisions that run counter to the norms of higher-level acts. In ad- dition to all of the above, obviously, the draft law should be “working”, that is, aimed at optimizing those public relations that are the subject of its regulation. The authors consider the regulatory impact assessment procedure as one of the means to increase the effectiveness of regulatory legal acts by achieving these and other criteria. In the text of the article, the Russian Federation is abbreviated as RF.

Annotation: The author examines the significance of religion and spiritual and moral values in the forming of Russia’s na- tional ideology. Modern Russia is facing serious challenges. The lack of a clear vision of a just future makes the country vulnerable. In this work, a system of values that, according to the author, could serve as the foundation for a new sovereign ideology is proposed. 1. Social justice – the idea of the need for equality of all citizens before the law, state control over strategic sec- tors of the economy and the responsibility of officials, which should lead to the well–being of the people. 2. Orthodox morality – an appeal to the foundations of Christian teaching and moral values, as well as to public virtues as factors in ensuring the spiritual strength of the nation. 3. Responsibility to future generations – an emphasis on the importance of passing on historical memory and educating citizens with an awareness of their responsibilities to society and the motherland. 4. Education and family – the key institutions that need to be reformed. The author proposes to raise the sta- tus of teachers, make education a national priority, and strengthen support and protection of the family as the foundation of the state. In the text of the article, the Russian Federation is abbreviated as RF.