Mantsurov A.Yu. Administrative law regulation of the intelligence and counterintelligence activity in the People’s Republic of China

Abstract: The subject of this research is the laws and bylaws of PRC that reflect the aspects of intelligence and counterintelligence activity in PRC. The object of this research is the regularities and trends of development of public relations that form in PRC in the process of ensuring national security of the country. The author explores such aspects of the topic as normative legal acts of the People’s Republic of China that regulate the issues of administrative law regulation of the intelligence and counterintelligence activity in the country. A special attention is given to the possibilities of using a number of its institutions for improving Russian legislation. The author concludes that solution of such issues as legislative formalization of such basic concepts as “intelligence activity” and “branches of foreign intelligence”, improvements to the legal position of the branches of foreign intelligence in the system of federal branches of executive power, as well as improvements of the order of views of the results of the intelligence activity will ensure national security of the Russian Federation. The results of the comparative legal analysis of the foreign experience present both, theoretical and practical interest for improvement of the legislative regulation of the intelligence and counterintelligence activity.

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