Abstract: (Review on the monograph: Interaction between the civil society and state in Russia: the legal dimension/ group of authors, ed. by O.I. Tsibulevskaya. – Saratov; Povolzhsky Institute of Administration, 2013- 404 p.). (Review on the monograph: Interaction between the civil society and state in Russia: the legal dimension/ group of authors, ed. by O.I. Tsibulevskaya. – Saratov; Povolzhsky Institute of Administration, 2013- 404 p.).

Keywords: integration of legal families, typology criteria, typology of legal families, structure of the legal system, legal system, constitution, structure of civil society, definition of civil society, the Slavic legal system, global legal area.

Abstract: The review is devoted to the first post-Soviet joint project of legal scholars of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, which is devoted to the eternal problems of fighting crimes against a person, which, as the authors of the monograph point out, justify the very presence of criminal law. The monograph discusses the problems of social prerequisites of criminalization, penalization and qualification of the assaults, the public danger of which was with some minor exceptions always recognized by legislator. The authors provide criminological characteristics of crime in the relevant sphere. The monograph includes analysis of the situation in the field of scientific studies of criminal responsibility issues within this type of crime in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine The monograph includes three parts, each of which is devoted to the specific states. Part 1 is “Crimes against a person in the criminal law of the Republic of Belarus”. Part 2 is “Crimes against a person in the criminal law of the Russian Federation”. Part 3 is “Crimes against a person in the criminal law of Ukraine”. The study is performed with high scientific and theoretical standards, and it should, as the authors expected it to, facilitate integration of scientists at the post-soviet territory, exchange of their experience in fighting crime against a person with means of criminal law. That is why the monograph may be recommended to all those professionally working with criminal law, or gaining professional knowledge and skills in this sphere.

Keywords: criminal law, crimes against a person, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, Ukraine, the crimes against life, crimes against health, sexual freedom, sexual integrity, personal freedom.

Abstract: This review is devoted to the collective monograph «Essays on the modern budget law science», which was prepared for the publication by a renowned financial law scholars E.Y. Gracheva (Russia) and N.P. Kucheryavenko (Ukraine). The monograph includes scientific work of many renowned specialists in the sphere of financial law, which is why the review reflects upon the key topical problems in the science of budget law, as well as the ideas of the author about resolving these problems, and the brief analysis of works on general and basic matters of the budget activities regulation, as well as the institutional aspects, as reflected in the legal regulation of budget relations. The review also touches upon the specific scientific issues, as well as the value of the conclusions of the authors for the financial law science and the budget law science. The review allows to see the variety of scientific studies and to single out the topical aspects, which may interest professional lawyers.

Keywords: jurisprudence, collective monograph, budget law science, topical scientific researches, topical issues, bases of the budget law, institutional aspects of legal regulation, basic contents, conclusions of the author, scientific value.

Abstract: The article includes a detailed analysis of the book by A.P. Detkov. The author shows its topicality, scientific novelty of many provisions, theoretical and practical value, he includes comparison with the penitentiary system of Finland, pays attention to the author’s typology of penitentiary conflicts and methodology for their resolution with the participation of the personnel of penitentiary institutions and the convicts, which is based on the globally recognized sociological and psychological theories, therefore, the scientific achievements of the Russian scientist may be used for the resolution of penitentiary conflicts in the foreign states as well as in Russia. The author provides positive evaluation of the penitentiary conflict resolution studies as a branch of scientific knowledge, which is situated on the verge of traditional sciences — legal studies, forensic studies and psychology, while it still possesses some specific features, which single it out from the general conflict resolution studies. Much attention is paid to the practical issues, such as the methodology of diagnostics of the penitentiary conflicts, forensic and organizational methods for the prevention of penitentiary conflicts, uncovering, prevention and resolution of certain types of conflicts.

Keywords: jurisprudence, penitentiary, conflict resolution studies, criminal and penal law aspects, typology of penitentiary conflicts, methodology of diagnosis, prevention.