Abstract: The subject of the study is migration law policy of Russia. The aim of the study is to analyze the characteristics of legal regulation of labor, educational, environmental migration and develop proposals for improving the migration law policy of Russia taking into account the multidimensional nature of migration relations as a subject of regulation. The author of the article draws attention to the fact that, from the point of view of migration law policy formation, the division between internal and external migration is essential, both types of migration have their own characteristics and are characterized by specific problems requiring appropriate legal regulation. The study also examines the features of legal regulation of different types of migration in the context of substantiation of directions for improving the effectiveness of Russian migration law policy. Methodological basis of the study is systematic, complex and specific-historical approaches. In the process of research, formal-legal, systemic-structural, hermeneutic and other methods of scientific cognition in various combinations are used. The study produced the following main results, which contain elements of scientific novelty: the establishment in legislation of categories of migrants to clarify their legal status; development of a state strategy for regulating labor, educational and environmental migration; adoption of the law on social and cultural integration of foreign citizens in Russia; more intensive pre-immigration training for foreign nationals; improvement of the statistical reporting of internal and external migration. The findings and results can be used in further legal studies aimed at improving migration law policy of Russia, as well as in the activities of public authorities.

Abstract: The subject of the study is the functions of the Ministry of Justice of Russia, special attention is paid to the control and supervisory function. The purpose of the study is to identify defects in regulatory legal acts that fix the list and content of the functions of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, as well as to find ways to correct them.
The research methodology is based on systematic and complex approaches, includes a set of general scientific and private scientific research methods, including methods of analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, system-structural, logical, formal legal, etc.
The authors analyzed a set of legal acts regulating the organizational and legal aspects of the implementation of the functions of the Ministry of Justice of Russia. According to the results of the study, the following main results were obtained: the imperfections of the Regulations on the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation were revealed, including the confusion of the concepts of "functions", "powers", "area of jurisdiction", going beyond the functions of the Ministry of Justice of Russia to the level of discretion of the federal legislator, as well as insufficient specification of the powers of the Ministry of Justice of Russia in areas of the legal organization of local self-government; the author's classification is proposed, which allows improving the situation on the basis of systematization and clarification of the content of the functions performed by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation; the peculiarities of the implementation of the control and supervisory function of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in relation to various subjects of law subject to verification are revealed; it is substantiated that the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, together with the Federal Notary Chamber, should eliminate contradictions between the Code of Professional Ethics of notaries and the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. The conclusions and results obtained can be used in the activities of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, when conducting further legal research in the field of public law.

Abstract: The research subject is the problems of using evidence, collected during criminal intelligence and surveillance operations, in criminal procedure in Russia, considered in the context of provision of human and civil rights and freedoms and the observance of the principle of legal certainty. The purpose of the research is to define the key problems of using evidence, collected during criminal intelligence and surveillance operations, in criminal proceedings, and the development of the ways to solve them.
The research methodology is based on the system and comprehensive approaches and includes the set of general scientific and specific research methods, particularly analysis, synthesis, formal-legal, comparative legal methods, etc. To achieve the research goal, the author analyzes the practice of Supreme Courts of Russia, the European Court of Human Rights, the doctrinal views of Russian processualists, and defines the key problems of using evidence collected during criminal intelligence and surveillance operations, in criminal proceedings, and formulates the ways to solve them. The author finds out that the judicial practice and doctrine mainly consider certain aspects of the problem under study, with no system approach to its understanding; the author proves that the main problem lies in the field of provision of human and civil rights and freedoms, and the observance of the principle of legal certainty; the author formulates recommendations about amending the legislation based on the constitutional principles and international standards, and the following legalization of evidence collected during criminal intelligence and surveillance operations. The conclusions of the research can be used in the work of law-enforcement bodies and for further research in the field of criminal procedure.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the organizational-legal aspects of digitalization of state administration in the Russian Federation. The goal is to detect the key risks associated with digitalization of state administration at the current stage, as well as seeking the ways for their elimination. Research methodology is employs systemic and complex approaches, set of general and private scientific research methods, including analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, system-structural, logical, formal-legal, etc. For achieving the set goal, the author explores the main vectors, determines advantages, and systematizes risks associated with digitalization processes in the system of state administration at the present stage of development of the Russian society. Based on the acquired results, the author draws the following conclusions that contain the elements of scientific novelty: the risks associated with digitalization processes in the system of state administration include organizational-administrative, economic, informational, and legal groups; description is given to the essence of each risk group; special attention is given to the legal aspects. Recommendations are made for mitigating the legal risks through improving the normative legal framework of digitalization of state administration in the Russian Federation. The presented materials can be implemented in the activity of public administration bodies, as well as further research in the area of digitalization of state administration.