Moscow University Law Bulletin. 2019. 2.

The article discusses the methodological aspect of the deconstruction of basic legal phenomena on the example of public law concepts of constitutionalism and the foundations of social (constitutional) order. The authors draw attention to the fact that the rejection of the stereotypical perception of these concepts (phenomena) in the changing political situation of the “post-socialist space” will make it possible to more precisely understand their real practical significance. So, in particular, even if the political leadership denies certain values of constitutionalism, in a country where the independence of the judiciary and the human rights function of constitutional principles remain, there is the prospect of restoring the rule of law based on constitutional values.

The article emphasizes the main features of the state of legal regulation of the function of supervision in the field of waste management. State supervision in the field of waste management is an integral part of state environmental supervision. In this regard, the legal regulation of state environmental supervision is largely used to regulate the supervisory activities in the field of waste management. The types of state supervision in the field of waste management — federal and regional — are also distinguished according to the lists of objects of state environmental supervision. The specificity of state supervision in the field of waste management in this situation lies primarily in the list and content of the requirements in the field of waste management, which are mandatory for compliancewith the subjects of activities in the field of waste management.

The article discusses the scientific foundations of theoretical ideas about the regularities and laws studied by criminalistics. The historical development of ideas about the subject of criminalistics, introduction to the subject of science and forensic theory of the concept of “regularities” are shown. The authors disclose the concept of “regularity”, “law” and their correlation. The elements of the dialectical method, which are the basis of the theory and methodology of criminalistics, are given, the content of the basic dialectic laws, especially the law of the unity and struggle of opposites, is revealed. The concept of “reflection” (display) is considered as the result of the interaction of material objects that underlies the forensic investigation of the mechanism of formation the traces and the theory of identification.

Globalization as an integrated system aimed at the rapid and barrier-free movement of large volumes of goods, services, capital and information between countries leads to the fact that the competitiveness of national goods and services acquires an international dimension. This often leads to a “race to the bottom” in labor law regulation, which reflects the perception of the relationship of labor legislation and unit labor costs in the price of national goods and services. International economic integration exacerbates this problem by linking trade and labor standards. Consideration of the economic basis of labor law (within the framework of “labor law and economics” as a field of knowledge) allows us to look at the standards in the field of labor through the prism of ensuring the growth of the welfare of society.

The bodies of the constitutional review inevitably come into contact with politics in the process of review of constitutional amendments. They can either prevent unconstitutional amendments or provoke a political crisis. The article provides and analyzes examples of judicial restraint and judicial activism in exercising of judicial review over amendments to the constitution.

The article is devoted to the anniversary of Anatoly Fedorovich Koni. The author analyzes the ideas of the great lawyer about the moral principles of the criminal process from the point of view of the possibility of their application in the current conditions of development of criminal proceedings of Russia.

The article is a result of the work of its authors on the organization of study process and law teaching at the French University College in Moscow. The publication reveals the history and mission of the French University College; it shows the specificities of law teaching. Having a clear humanitarian purposes, the College promotes the Russian-French cooperation in the field of science and culture. In terms of the legal disciplines, the most important component is the fundamental human rights studies. The“classic” legal disciplines (French civil law, history of French law, constitutional law, European law, etc.) are taught from the point of view of the need to protect human rights.