Abstract: The article uncovers Slavophiles’ views on the meaning of power in specifically Russian way of perceiving the world. Orthodox nature of Russian people suggests that we all seek spiritual life but not political struggle or participation in the governing of the country. Thus, Slavophiles’ viewed state power mostly as a spiritual and moral sacrifice.

Keywords: studies of law, Slavophiles, power, politics, government, Orthodoxy, good morals, indifference towards politics, sovereignty, elite

Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of various points of view of mostly Russian philosophers and lawyers on such important definitions as ‘general methodology’ and ‘methodology of law’. Based on the analysis carried out, the authors suggested their own idea of what the mentioned above terms actually meant.

Keywords: methodology, methodology of law, general scientific methods, particular scientific methods, dialectics, perception of the world, philosophy, learning, theory of knowledge, logics

Abstract: The article considers the conceptions of a new state management and new Weberian state as well as particularities of their realization in the European countries. The author analyzed how well the conceptions have been realized so far in Russia, in particular, in the sphere of professional retraining, advanced training of federal civil officers according to the federal law N 94 from July 21, 2005 ‘Concerning the Placing of Orders for Supplies of Goods, the Performance of Work and the Rendering of Services for State and Municipal Requirements’. The article also contains related opinions of the President of the Russian Federation D. A. Medvedev, politicians of a few foreign states and famous researchers declared at the international conference ‘Modern State and Global Security’ held on Septemer 14, 2009 in Yaroslavl. It was underlined that there was a need to free the important spheres of effective functioning of a state society from the force of the 94 federal law and to maintain a substantial supervisory process. It was pointed out that the ‘strong government was coming back’, its role was growing up in the world and such terms as ‘national state’ and sovereignty had to be treated with much respect.

Keywords: strong government, new state management, market (managerial) type of state government, model of effective state and government, model of a new weberian state, federal law N 94 from July 21, 2005, international conference ‘Modern State and Global Security’

Abstract: This article contains an analysis of strengthening and realization of supervisory powers of legislative authorities in constituents of the Russian Federation. The author defined the main objects of regional parliamentarian supervision, described the problems existing in this sphere and made his own suggestions on how to realize every task of those powers.

Keywords: studies of law, parliamentarian, supervisory, powers, constituent, legislative, executive, realization, regional

Abstract: The article considers modern parliamentarism in the context of ideology of Russian constitutionalism. The author analyzed the role and the place of the Russian Federal Assembly chambers in the political process. It is defined that the legal and political components of the Russian Parliament’s activities are in definite conflict with each other.

Keywords: political sciences, constitutionalism, ideology, parliamentarism, society, democracy, government, legislative, executive, power

Abstract: According to the general rules of Russian copyright law, it is permitted to use literary works by other persons only if the author grants his permission and receives his compensation. However, in order to provide access to knowledge and information about current events, there is the law allowing so called ‘free use’ of literary works. Such examples are well known all over the world and permitted by the international conventions on copyright law.

Keywords: studies of law, free, duplication, author, right, library, archive, reproduction, court, responsibility

Abstract: The article is devoted to the legal responsibility of municipalities and their supervision in the countries with the Anglo-Saxon model of municipal government. The author studied not only the ‘local’ responsibility of self-government but also paid attention at related phenomena such as: the problem of discretionary powers and the so-called immunity conception. When necessary, the author gave examples of actual cases to illustrate the analysis of foreign legislation.

Keywords: studies of law, responsibility, control, municipality, local, self-government, Anglo-Saxon (English), model, discretion, immunity

Abstract: The end of the 20th century created favorable conditions for speeding up the process of the economic integration. The questions of economic sovereignty of a government moved to the forefront. The doctrine of the international law contains the basic principles of realization of the state sovereignty. Thus, sovereignty is both a principle, status, particular feature of a government and type of relationships with the other subjects of the international law. According to the author of the article, the supranationality conception of international organizations contradicts to the main idea of the international law because there can’t be any ‘supreme power’ controlling the initial subjects of the law, — countries’ governments. Not a single international organization has ever issued a consistent act (convention or a deed of foundation) which would even hint at its supranationality nature.

Keywords: political sciences, integration, sovereignty, regionalization, globalization, supranationality, international law, state, law, economics

Abstract: The article is devoted to studying particular questions arousing in the sphere of international cooperation between criminal justice authorities.

Keywords: studies of law, history of international cooperation in the sphere of criminal court proceedings, legal assistance in criminal matters, extradition of the criminal, request for legal assistant, criminal process, institution of political asylum, internatio