Annotation: The article discusses various interpretations of the concept of «constitutionalism» that exist in modern Russian legal literature. Special attention is paid to philosophical and legal definition of the phenomenon of constitutionalism. The article also focuses on the issue of classification of constitutionalism from the perspective of its application in practice.

Annotation: The article analyzes the notion of «the sources of international law». The author undertakes to answer the question: is a judicial precedent source of international law.

Annotation: The aim of this article is to consider some development prospects of administrative legal proceedings in the Russian Federation, including conceptual fundamentals, associated with the improvement of the conceptual and categorical apparatus, on which a public legal investigation relies on, as well as the prospects of implementation of the administrative courts system, and the development of the institution of free legal assistance in relation to the representatives activity in the administrative legal proceedings etc.

Annotation: The theoretical and methodological and legal problems of the “intangible cultural heritage” as a social phenomenon are considered in the article and the bases of the state policy in relation to the monuments of cultural and historical heritage are determined.

Annotation: The article, based on the analysis of domestic and foreign legislation, addresses issues of insurance protection of business entities from unlawful actions of employees and other persons.

Annotation: The article deals with the problems of obtaining a monthly allowance for child care by persons who continue to work part-time. Comparative legal analysis of certain rules governing the right of an employee to work in such conditions, while receiving child care benefits, allows us to state their “inconsistency”, which requires adjustment of the legislation.

Annotation: The article reveals the main characteristics of the principle of «refusal of features of a legal entity» applied by courts in South Korea, the principle is compared with the legal design of «the removal of corporate veils», common in a number of foreign countries, the opinion is expressed on the usefulness of applying this principle to arbitration courts of the Russian Federation.

Annotation: The article discusses approaches to the scientific and theoretical, legal and organizational-normative definition of corporate governance. Various points of view on the nature and essence of corporate governance are given, a generalized universal definition of corporate governance is formulated. The actual problems of legal and regulatory fixing of rules and standards in this area are revealed. It is noted that at the moment, along with the radical reform of corporate legislation, an active formation of “soft” (intra-firm) law is underway. The rules of “soft” internal corporate governance are enshrined in the statutes, standards, principles that have a recommendatory and not mandatory nature, which to some extent reduces the discipline of the administration and top managers of the company, reduces the degree of awareness, and guarantees and protection of investors, participants, members of corporations, in particular shareholders. In this regard, proposals are made for improving the regulatory framework for corporate governance and the development of corporate law.

Annotation: This article discusses issues related to the development of juvenile justice and alternative methods of justice in relation to juvenile offenders in a number of foreign countries. The analysis of the work of juvenile organs abroad. whose competence is to assist and realize the rights and interests of minors.

Annotation: In this article, given the Russian historical experience proves the regularity of the actual failure of Russian lawmakers from the death penalty as punishment for murder. Shows the process of humanization of the Institute of criminal punishment for murder for more than a Millennium of history of the Russian state.

Annotation: The article deals with the main issues of the use of equipment based on the properties of long-wave infrared radiation in operational and investigative practice. The author defines the most promising areas of application of knowledge of thermography in the detection, detection and investigation of crimes.

Annotation: The article analyzes the main issues related to the qualifying signs of the secret theft of someone else’s property. The author also considers the issues of proportionality of the committed illegal act in the form of secret theft of someone else’s property to punishment.