Keywords: Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, enlarged meeting of the Academic Council, anniversary

Abstract: Directions and subjects of formation of integrated state ecological policy, inclusion in its content of the decision of problems of ecological human rights and the citizen, performance of nature protection functions of the state and corresponding constitutional duties of citizens to protect the nature are considered in the article.

Keywords: the integrated state ecological policy, ecological human rights, nature protection functions of the state, ecological duties of citizens.

Abstract: This article is based on a report U.E. Butler, presented at the enlarged session of the Academic Council of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, devoted to the 85th anniversary of its founding. The article examines changes in the Russian legal system, the existing viewpoint, as well as the author’s position on the place of the Russian legal system in the global legal sphere.

Keywords: Russian legal system, global legal sphere, comparative law

Abstract: The main idea of the article is to give the recommendation concerning the creation of the International Financial Center in Russian Federation. The creation of the International Financial Center in Russian Federation raise many problems of legal nature. So it is obvious that to achieve this aim it is not enough to enact one or even several laws. The authors suggest a systemic approach in reaching this purpose. The way of moving towards the purpose of internationalization of Russian financial market includes the conceptual change of legislation in the financial markets, the growth of state regulations, and the correction of the general rules in Civil Code of Russian Federation in the direction of investors’ protection. The Recommendations, made in the Article should give the result of attracting investors to Russian Financial market including foreign investors. Much should be done in development of the proceedings for settlement of investment disputes.

Keywords: exchange, Rules of Exchange, trades, financial instruments, investors’ protection, alternative proceedings for settlement of investment disputes

Abstract: The article deals with the problems of innovational territory development in the Russian Federation. It examines the issues of delimitation of powers between federal State government bodies and public authorities of the Federation in the sphere of public support for innovation development, examines the role of local authorities in this sphere, an analysis of the strategic planning of innovation development in the subjects of the Federation, and proposes some ways to improve the federal legislation in the field of innovative development.

Keywords: Innovation development, innovational infrastructure, territories of innovation development, Science Towns, economic zones, public authorities, local government bodies, strategy planning, innovation programs, associations of economic cooperation, scientific–technical policy