Vol 14, No 6 (2021)

The purpose of the research: The research is aimed at identifying specific features of legal stereotypes representing special knowledge in the Anglo-Saxon law system as well as at defining interference markers of their actualization in the process of case analysis undertaken by Russian students studying legal English and the Anglo-American law system. The authors have attempted to specify and illustrate social and cultural parameters underlying the court argumentation and influencing the formation of a legal stereotype of reasonable man as well as to determine and describe the interference markers in the argumentation of Russian law students. The research that has been based on the discourse analysis has focused mainly on verbal representation of the already formed stereotypes and relied heavily on the results of the experiment with the involvement of Russian law students. According to the authors, identifying foreign legal stereotypes and interference markers may lay the foundation for further research aimed at studying compensatory potential of foreign legal stereotypes in case there is no appropriate stereotype shared by the Russian law community. Conclusions: The results of the research lead to the conclusion that in the process of modelling events typical of the English courtroom discourse and based on the argumentation principles echoing those applied by the judges in the original case a legal stereotype correlating with the stereotype in the consciousness of an English lawyer is formed in the consciousness of Russian law students. This stereotype further interferes with the perception of the Russian concept and gets actualized while analyzing cases in Russian. It is regarded desirable to work out recommendations for higher education syllabus to take compensatory potential of foreign legal stereotypes into account. The methodology and methods of the research: The commonly accepted dialectical method of studying societal processes and social and legal phenomena as well as their interconnection and interdependence has been applied as the methodological basis for the research aimed at determining the ways through which stereotypes representing special knowledge in the Anglo-Saxon law system are formed and at defining interference markers of their actualization in the process of case analysis undertaken by Russian students studying legal English and the Anglo-American law system. Alongside the dialectical method, the following private scientific methods have been exploited: the formal logical method helping to identify characteristics of stereotypes; discourse analysis focusing on verbal representation of stereotypes and contributing to modelling their structure; an experiment based on social research and carried out in the form of an interview that has helped to reveal interference markers for stereotypes and mindsets based on legally relevant social and cultural parameters in the course of legal argumentation.

The system of water law in China is built differently than in many countries of the world. It emerged from a planned economic system, a traditional society in which agriculture was the majority, and a rapid stage of industrialization and urbanization. It has its own characteristics. Proceeding from the premise of compliance with the fundamental system of the socialist market economy, the main characteristics of the reform and construction of the water law system in China are: compliance with the system of state ownership of state and collective water resources, and the introduction of a management system based on government leadership, full control, priority and regional coordination. Through gradual reforms, such as pilot projects, the marketization process will be accelerated and the market mechanism will be used to optimize the allocation of water resources. The purpose of the work. By analyzing the water legislation of China, to study the characteristics, the direction of the reform of water law and the ways of building the water law system of China. Methods. Empirical research methods, search and analysis of information from mass media, analysis and comparison of data, comparison and generalization were used in the work. Results. Through the study of the water law system in China, it was possible to identify the main direction of water law reform, which corresponds to the general trend of water law reform in the world, which is that the government assumes a leading role and fully uses the role of the market economy in optimizing the allocation of resources.

The purpose of the article is to study the princely squad as a powerful institution, with the help of which princely rule was carried out in the era of the early feudal monarchy. Within the framework of the research methodology using historical-legal, comparative-legal and comparative-historical methods, on the basis of a number of materials and sources, the analysis of the princely squad as a powerful institution of the Old Russian statehood was carried out. The article concludes that the squad was a special social structure, separated from the urban community, in which the prince himself was the first among equals. In the XI-XII centuries. the nature of princely power changes significantly. The senior squad, who received land grants from the prince, breaks away from the princely court and turns into large boyars-patrimony. Although the institute of the Grand Ducal squad continued to exist, its role has changed. As the main military force of the prince, the feudal militia comes to replace the squad.

Purpose of the researching. In the article draws attention to the fact, that in the domestic literature on the theory of law and state, other juridical sciences sporadically have been discussed the question about the content of the definition «state mechanism». In this regard, the aim of the study is an attempt to find an original, acceptable and generalizing position of different scientists - juridical scholars on this issue of defining of the mechanism of the state as a scientific category. Conclusions. As a result of the analysis, based on the systemic and functional approaches, the authors come to the conclusion that the mechanism of the state is a set of interconnected functioning elements (state bodies, state employees, etc.) that ensure the proper regulation of public relations and the implementation of relevant public goals, objectives, functions. Authors are talking not so much about a static as a dynamic state-juridical phenomenon, covering in one format or another with its own influence all spheres of the current system of social relations. The mechanism of the state reflects the specifics of public administration from the point of view of a definite given result, changes (or preservation in a relatively unchanged form) of social reality, streamlining of public relations (ensuring of law and order, legality, security, guaranteed of the rights, fundamental freedoms of man and citizen, etc.), achieving important national goals and priorities. The system of elements of this mechanism provides the state, as the «core» of the political system of society, the quintessence of public power, legitimacy, legality, necessary, but not always sufficient resistance to emerging internal and external threats, challenges, dangers.

The article analyses the essence of the phenomenon of legal practice in Russian civil law. Discusses examples of legal custom, it investigates the nature of particular legal traditions. This article provides an analysis of such a theoretical and legal phenomenon as legal custom in russian civil law. Examples of legal customs are considered, the essence of specific legal customs is investigated in order to identify the role of legal custom in the formation of legislation, as well as the procedure for authorizing customs and filling gaps in law, the nature of the operation of legal customs is analyzed on a par with the law and in some cases instead of the law. The examples of judicial practice related to the legalization of legal customs and the practice of sanctioning legal customs within the framework of contractual relations, as well as options for the direct impact of customs on social relations, are considered on the example of certain types of legal relations. In addition, the author identifies the characteristic features that make it possible to define custom as a modern source of law, and establish the need for a more comprehensive study of the application of legal custom as a source of individual branches of law.

The holding of referendums has recently become a general practice of securing the most important decisions of state importance. However this form of expression of the will of the population is not always obligatory and can be aimed at satisfying precisely its interests. Purpose: to study the essence of the referendum, as a source of making the most important decisions, as well as criticism of its main mechanisms, taking into account the analysis of the functioning of those elements of the modern management system, the activities of which may be affected by the conduct of the general vote in question. Methodological basis: philosophical analysis of the categories "essence" and "phenomenon" taking into account the application of the foundations of dialectics and critical analysis. Results: the author declares the uniqueness of the essence of the referendum in comparison with other forms of free expression of the will of citizens, and also provides grounds that indicate the imperfection of existing approaches to its use in practice. Conclusions: a referendum is a special form of making the most important state decisions, but its use largely depends on the activity of the population itself and its interest in expanding the democratic foundations of building society.

The article analyzes the legal regulation of relations to protect the right of citizens to a favorable environment and reliable information about its state. The author raises the question of the approval of biological diversity as a fundamental parameter characterizing the state of the ecosystem of different public-legal levels - the Russian Federation - the constituent entities of the Russian Federation - municipalities. According to the author, this parameter should be considered as the basis for ensuring environmental policy in the Russian Federation. The author proposes the creation of a legal mechanism to provide citizens and organizations with the necessary and significant information about the state of the environment, the need for normative consolidation of such a mechanism for all levels of public authorities.

Introduction. The article in a comparative legal context examines the basic provisions of the "Fundamental Principles for Effective Banking Supervision" of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), reflected in the US Dodd-Frank Act 2011. and in the Russian banking legislation of the last 10 years. The aim of the work is recommendations and conclusions that allow to track the effectiveness of the implementation of the principles of organizing financial and banking supervision of the BCBS in the United States and Russia in order to prevent crisis situations and ensure the stability of financial markets. The development of the provisions of the US Dodd-Frank Law (last revised 2018) and the norms of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation "On Banks and Banking Activities" (revised 02.07.2021) reflect the dynamics of strengthening the legislative regulation of financial supervision. Comparative analysis helps not only to look critically at the innovations of the US Dodd-Frank Law, but also to identify its most effective provisions that help to eliminate gaps in Russian banking legislation in terms of improving the effectiveness of the BCBS's Basel Principles of Banking Supervision. Materials and methods. The norms of Russian banking legislation, regulatory legal acts of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the US Dodd-Frank Act, related US regulatory legal acts, Russian and foreign scientific sources on financial supervision over the stability of financial markets were used. The methods of comparative legal analysis of scientific concepts and foreign sources on the topic of the article were used. Results. It was revealed that the Dodd-Frank Act adopted in the United States changed approaches to the regulation of financial markets, complicated the regulatory system and significantly strengthened financial prudential supervision. Despite the fact that, on the whole, the adopted law had an objectively positive effect on the stability of the US financial system, its individual negative consequences caused serious discontent, which caused further transformation of the legal regulation of financial stability. Russian federal laws and regulations in the banking sector are gradually introducing the BCBS Basel principles, reflecting transformation trends similar to those in the United States, for example, in terms of methods of strengthening supervision over banking groups, holding companies, and systemically important financial institutions. Discussions and conclusions. It seems that certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Law, as a result of the implementation of the Basel standards of banking supervision, differ from similar legal regulation in the Federal Law of the Russian Federation "On Banks and Banking Activities" and the Federal Law "On the Central Bank of the Russian Federation". This reflects the different doctrinal, conceptual, strategic, monetary approaches of the governments and financial regulators of the United States and Russia to methods of ensuring stability in financial markets. At the same time, the banking legislation of the United States and Russia is constantly being improved in terms of financial supervision of financial markets, implementing the Basel principles in the context of their deepening, softening, and expanded interpretation.

The article is devoted to the study of existing approaches to the definition of the term "linear object" in the current legislation, scientific literature and law enforcement practice, as well as identifying the place of linear objects in the structure of oil and gas facilities. As a result of the conducted research, the conclusion is proved that the modern scientific definition of the oil and gas complex, which means "a group of economic sectors that collectively provide a single technological cycle for the extraction, transportation and processing of oil and gas, as well as related services" does not take into account other linear objects not related to the transportation of oil and gas, which, however, seem to be of sufficient importance to ensure the functioning of the oil and gas complex. According to the author, the modern oil and gas complex of the Russian Federation should be represented as a single vertically integrated technological facility, which includes facilities directly related to the development of oil and gas fields, oil and gas service facilities, as well as oil and gas infrastructure facilities, while linear objects of the oil and gas complex can relate to both objects of the oil and gas service group (main pipeline transport facilities) and oil and gas infrastructure facilities (roads, power lines, railway tracks, etc.). Also, in the absence of regulatory consolidation of the concept of "linear object of the oil and gas complex" in the current legislation, the author formulates its legal concept.

This article is devoted to the study of the book of Deuteronomy of the Old Testament of the Mosaic Pentateuch, in order to find the normative provisions fixed in it concerning the application of administrative coercion measures. For this purpose, a comparative analysis of modern administrative legislative norms is carried out in parallel with the prescriptions recorded in the ancient text of the book. Deuteronomy, being the final of the five books of the Mosaic Legislation, most clearly shows various normative prescriptions, many of which were previously simply mentioned in the text as an example of a life event or moral instruction. The book gives specific instructions on the need to apply administrative coercion measures, the obligation of their execution and the inevitability of punishment in case of non-compliance. The importance in the use of coercion is justified by the need for further development of the Hebrew state, since they are the ways to implement the laws of the Lord about their unity. Despite their rigidity and sometimes absurdity, these normative prescriptions show a positive result in the system of administrative management of the ancient Jewish state.

Based on the legal material of the BRICS countries the article touches upon the issue of legal responsibility of a scientist, creator, operator, etc. for the implementation of the results of his scientific activities in the field of new military technologies. Interest is caused by the impact on legal and military science, as well as on the ideas of both ordinary people and specialists (lawyers, military, sociologists, etc.) provided by new technologies that currently allow to do things that previously could not even be imagined otherwise than in imaginative literature, films, etc. In this way, the current provisions of normative acts (in the field of legislation on intellectual property), ethical codes, etc., and doctrines (works of specialists who give arguments "pro" and "contra" giving legal personality to artificial intelligence) are examined. Scientific novelty is due, firstly, to the choice of countries - these are the BRICS countries, secondly, the subject of the study is the legal responsibility for the implementation of the results of scientific activity of a scientist in the field of new military technologies, thirdly, the analysis of a selected range of issues in an interdisciplinary aspect - from the standpoint of jurisprudence, military science, ethics. Among the conclusions reached by the author, the inevitability of ethical problems when using AI in civil (for example, transport) and military autonomous systems. In this regard, attempts have been made to solve these problems in the BRICS countries in various ways: from declarative limitations in patent legislation to the development of guidelines and ethical principles that meet the realities. The need to develop a single document with an international legal status on the issue of AI-human interaction, based on the opinions and ideas about the principles of such interaction of more than eighty subjects from around the world is also showed.

Purpose of research. The purpose of the study is to develop a legal approach to assessing the social impact of such a phenomenon as social entrepreneurship. In accordance with the current legislation, social entrepreneurship is carried out in order to solve certain acute social problems facing society. There is an urgent need to assess to what extent this activity solves the task, in other words, to determine the level of social impact exerted by the category of social entrepreneurs. Currently, the current regulatory legal acts do not contain criteria for such an assessment. Conclusions. The analysis of certain types of social entrepreneurship and the current procedure for recognizing small and medium-sized businesses as social enterprises allowed us to identify quantitative indicators characterizing the social impact of certain types of social entrepreneurship. In addition, quantitative and qualitative indicators are proposed that can be used to evaluate those social enterprises whose activities cannot be evaluated on the basis of so-called "obvious" quantitative indicators. It is concluded that it is necessary to submit a report on the social impact of a small or medium-sized business entity applying for inclusion in the register of social entrepreneurs.

Purpose of the research. The institution of bankruptcy is relatively new to the Russian reality. Nevertheless, it develops quickly. Bankruptcy is current among both legal entities and individuals and individual entrepreneurs. Socio-economic situation caused by the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19 actualizes the problem of bankruptcy procedures. Despite the dynamic development of the legal regulation of bankruptcy, nowadays legislation don’t establish the joint bankruptcy of spouses. At the same time, in some court decisions there are positions according to which the bankruptcy procedure is carried out in relation to both spouses at once. The purpose of the research is to study and analyze the prospects and risks of introducing the institution of joint bankruptcy of spouses in the Russian Federation, analyze this institution in foreign countries, as well as to study judicial practice in the field of joint bankruptcy of spouses in the Russian Federation. Results. As a result of the study, several main results were drawn. The absence of the institution of joint bankruptcy of spouses in the Russian Federation is a legislative gap; this approach does not correspond to the modern dynamics of the development of public relations in the field of bankruptcy. Among the main advantages of joint bankruptcy of spouses, such advantages were identified as procedural savings, savings in legal costs, the creation of one register of creditors for two debtors at the same time, the possibility of considering a bankruptcy case of a spouse in one proceeding. The arguments of the courts used to refuse to combine bankruptcy cases of two spouses into one proceeding were analyzed. The author also studied and analyzed the provisions of the Draft Federal Law No. 835938-7 in the aspect of joint bankruptcy of the spouses, as a result of which the risks and disadvantages of the proposed rules were formed.

Purpose of the study. The article examines the problems of the taxpayer being audited lacking the rights to implement an active position of assistance in collecting evidence, verifying and evaluating it, protecting rights and legitimate interests in the tax process. Proofing is the most important element of tax control today, which makes it possible to objectively establish the circumstances of the commission of a tax offense, the guilt of the inspected payer, its form, and also to qualify the committed act. Exactly the evidences those determines the type and degree of legal responsibility in this connection, the participation of a taxpayer in proving a tax violation is a necessary condition for protecting his rights and interests, excluding the possibility of illegal tax prosecution. Conclusions. As a result of the study, objective grounds were identified for the need to expand the subjective rights of a taxpayer in the tax process to ensure the possibility of participation in the collection and assessment of evidence. The proposed procedure for submitting applications and their consideration allows the taxpayer to declare his position on the need for certain tax control measures both during the course of a tax audit and outside of it, and from the tax authority to obtain additional legitimate evidence for the objective imputation of a tax offense. The author has developed specific amendments to be made to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation in order to protect the rights and interests of the taxpayer and streamline the procedure for considering the application.

The article analyzes the approaches to the concept and content of the admissibility of evidence formed in the theory of civil procedural law. In science, the admissibility of evidence is considered as a restriction by law of possible sources of information about facts of interest to the court, and the establishment of the procedure for collecting evidence. The norms of the articles of the procedural codes don’t detail the rule of admissibility of evidence, but actually contain a reference to the norms of procedural law, which may make it difficult for the court to determine whether evidence has been obtained in violation of the law. The analysis of judicial practice allowed the author to formulate a definition of the admissibility of evidence, to distinguish the criteria concerning its content.

Purpose of the study. The issues of prevention of offenses are among the topical, attracting the attention of not only scientists, but also practitioners. The current Federal Law No. 182-FZ of 23 June 2016. "On the basis of the system of prevention of offences in the Russian Federation". (hereinafter - the Law) is considered as the basic normative legal act regulating only some aspects of prevention of offences. The purpose of the study is to identify and determine gaps in the legal regulation of prevention of offenses. Conclusions. As a result of the analysis of the content of the Law, law enforcement practice, official statistical data characterizing prevention activities, the authors presented a general characteristic of the noted Law, recognizing it not only as a modern legal basis for prevention of offenses, but also as a basis for formation of criminological legislation. Also the authors highlighted a number of problems of law enforcement of the Law that need to be resolved, including: lack of indication in the law of current contemporary criminal threats, such as prevention of destructive behavior and criminal subculture among youth, ensuring information security, etc.; terminological ambiguity that prevents uniform interpretation; legal uncertainty of the established system of prevention accounting; lack of consolidation of victimization prevention provisions in the Russian Federation

The article examines the formation and development of professional crime in Russia, its tendencies and patterns of development, as well as the personality of a professional criminal, since the study of recidivism and professional crime and the fight against it are an important task of the state. The significance of this struggle is determined by the negative influence of repeat offenders and professional criminals on the reproduction of primary crime and thereby complicating the criminal situation in the country. The solution to this problem, despite the measures taken, is complicated by the non-homogeneity of the personality of professional criminals, the persistence of their antisocial behavior, the continuation of criminal activity and the spread of the criminal subculture. The purpose of the presented study is to consider the issues arising in this area concerning the formation and development of professional crime in Russia as a whole, its tendencies and patterns of development. Since this type of crime is isolated from the rest of the mass of crimes by such a rather important feature, such as the fact that not one person takes part in its manifestations, but a whole group of people, quite significant in terms of quantitative composition. Analyzing the connection of a professional criminal with an asocial environment, it becomes clear that a person who has embarked on a criminal path refuses generally accepted social norms of behavior. It acquires completely different features characteristic of a particular antisocial group. The systematic conduct of an antisocial way of life gives the criminal a psychological need to communicate with the environment that is close to his own idea of the way of life. On the other hand, the very existence of this environment often determines the further behavior of the criminal. It is in this environment that such persons find support, moral incentives and experience. The relationship of the criminal with the criminal environment is more clearly observed in the forms of his communication with others. He can be a member of a criminal group, visit places of gatherings of criminal elements, keep in touch with other criminals, etc. Only in the criminal environment do professional criminals find support and protection from both law enforcement agencies and the surrounding criminal environment. Based on the study, the author comes to the conclusion that professional crime is a relatively independent type of crime, which includes a set of crimes committed by professional criminals on the basis of special knowledge, experience and skills, which is stable and is a source of com of their livelihood.

The purpose of the research. In the Russian penal system, one of the most common punishments was imprisonment and isolation from society. In the process of executing these punishments, problems have always arisen and arise related to their implementation. One of the key issues in this area is the problem of improving measures to combat actions that disorganize the activities of correctional institutions. For several decades, Soviet legislation changed the legislative concept of criminal liability for actions related to the disorganization of the activities of correctional institutions and looked for effective methods to combat this type of crime. The article examines the historical and legal trends in the development of criminal responsibility for violent actions against convicts (prisoners) and personnel of institutions that provide isolation from society at different historical stages. The work is based on the analysis of scientific literature and legislative acts establishing measures of responsibility for actions related to the disorganization of the activities of correctional institutions. The main purpose of this work is to pose the problem of criminal responsibility for the disorganization of the activities of correctional institutions and to identify the causes and conditions conducive to the commission of these crimes. Conclusions. As a result of a retrospective analysis of the content of responsibility for violent actions against convicts (prisoners) and personnel of institutions that ensure isolation from society, at different historical stages, it can be concluded that in different periods of the economic downturn in Russia, responsibility for such actions increased. In addition, attention is drawn to the fact that the rules concerning the problem under consideration have always existed and there was a search aimed at effective ways to counter this phenomenon, but the solutions have not been formulated until today. Currently, the issues related to the disorganization of the activities of correctional institutions at the legislative level have been resolved. At the same time, the effectiveness of these methods of counteraction remains insufficient.

One of the saddest trends of recent times is associated with an increase in suicide cases among children and adolescents. The consequences of informational influence directed at the least protected categories of the Internet audience have signs of mass character. Today, through the use of modern means of communication, crimes against life and health are being committed, which causes irreparable damage, encroaching on national security. Objective of the study: to conduct a criminological analysis of motivated reasons for suicide among minors, such as criminal or driving to suicide. Methodology and methods: the article uses both general scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, and the method of interpreting legal norms, which make it possible to more effectively analyze the institutions of criminal law and determine the directions of development of the norms of criminal legal protection of the life and health of minors. Conclusions: as a result of this study, the author has consistently substantiated the conclusion that the measures of a criminal-legal nature aimed at bringing to justice persons who persuade or facilitate the commission of suicide by minors are not enough. Taking into account the factor that the consciousness of children is very fragile, and is especially susceptible to external influence, it is necessary to direct resources, including to provide the necessary criminal-legal protection of childhood conservation, as the main factor in the development and socialization of the future generation.

The article examines the problems of the role, functions and powers of the prosecutor at the stage of initiation of a criminal case. The procedural status of the prosecutor, as an official exercising the functions of supervision, criminal prosecution, coordination, heading the "prosecutorial authority", presupposes his ability to dispose of criminal prosecution, including launching it by initiating a criminal case, changing the vectors of criminal prosecution and abandoning it by terminating criminal prosecution or the entire criminal case. Based on the results of the analysis of the norms of criminal procedure legislation, possible forms of participation of the prosecutor in the stage of initiation of a criminal case are identified: among which are named: 1. As the initiator of criminal prosecution; 2. As a participant in criminal proceedings, carrying out operational prosecutor's supervision; 3. As an addressee for filing a complaint about the legality of the investigator's or inquirer's decision in accordance with Article 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 4. As a participant in the process, in accordance with 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The conclusion is substantiated that the powers available to the prosecutor are clearly not sufficient for the effective implementation of criminal prosecution.

The purpose of this article is to study the tactical features of the use of various methods for inspecting a passenger vehicle and detecting some objects, restricted in circulation, which include weapons, ammunition, explosives and explosive devices, narcotic and psychotropic drugs and substances, as well as items of a criminal encroachment and traces of a crime. To achieve these goals, the work determines the algorithm of actions of employees during the inspection of the vehicle, the sequence of the external and internal inspection, the peculiarities of using the fixation means during the inspection. Determination of the correct tactics for organizing inspection actions, as well as actions for the detection, fixation and seizure of objects and substances prohibited for circulation is the basis for further investigation of crimes, successful prosecution of perpetrators, minimizing appeals against the actions of police officers, increasing their effectiveness. The recommendations given in the work also contribute to ensuring the personal safety of police officers and other persons participating in the examination. The results can be used for further theoretical research, the preparation of scientific papers and for solving practical problems in the field of forming the knowledge of a police officer on conducting search operations in various conditions.

The paper discusses problematic issues related to the use of the results of rare types of expert research in evidentiary activities, provides reasoned positions on this matter of practicing lawyers and domestic jurists. The topic of the search for the optimal mechanism of their application, including in operational investigative activities, is discussed. The purpose of the study. Using the example of the examination of human odor traces and the forensic psychological examination of the reliability of testimony, consider the factors preventing their implementation within the framework of Russian legal realities. Conclusions. The results of the analysis showed the prospects of expert research of this kind in the case of solving organizational and methodological problems.

The purpose of the study. The article reveals the legal features of the application and implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules in relation to the technical barriers established by its member states in relation to their own manufacturers’ products and imported products as well. To do this, the major provisions of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade are analyzed, the scope of its application, governmental material and legal obligations, institutional and procedural provisions on the establishment of technical requirements for the products sold are highlighted. The analysis of these points is necessary to establish specific legal grounds for the introduction of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures on the territory of Russia in the conditions of our country's membership in the WTO. Conclusions. As a result of this research, it was found that in the WTO law there is a system of criteria for the legality of establishing regulations and standards for products sold, which allows justifying the protection of citizens’ health and interests, national security and public morality as their goal. The justification procedure provided for in WTO law makes it possible to prove good faith of the actions of a WTO member State. The author concludes that there is still a risk of applying these requirements in order to protect domestic producers’ interests by prohibiting the sale of imported goods that do not meet the specific requirements of the domestic market.