Department of Law & Legal Studies

Head of the Department — Elena V. Alferova

Focus of research:

• identifying new trends and theories in law and exploring different branches of jurisprudence
• analyzing contemporary international, foreign, and Russian legislative and law enforcement practices in regulating new technologies, environmental protection, and quality of human life
• investigating the genealogy and futurology of law, and the constitutional development of modern states
• studying and assessing new scientific research by Russian and foreign legal scholars, evaluating their contributions to the development of legal disciplines
• preparing and publishing the academic journal “Social and Humanitarian Sciences: Domestic and Foreign Literature” Series 4 “State and Law” (listed by the Higher Attestation Commission and RSCI), which has been published since 1974 as an abstract journal and reformatted in 2021 into an information and analytical journal.

The Department is involved in scientific, informational, and research activities in the realm of jurisprudence. Among its primary objectives are the provision of up-to-date scientific information in legal sciences to legal scholars, practicing lawyers, law educators, postgraduates and students, and public sector employees, focusing on new trends and developments in legal sciences and legislation in Russia and other countries, along with offering informational and methodological support for legal education.

Established in 1972, the Department of Law and Legal Studies at INION RAN, formerly known as the Department of State and Law, has a rich history. For a detailed account of the Department's establishment and functioning, the staff's contributions to the development of scientific information in legal sciences, and the main types of scientific publications produced over its almost 50-year history, see:

Alferova E. V., Aleshkova I. A. Service to science: past and present of the Department of Jurisprudence of the INION RAS in persons of scientists and scientific works // State and Law. 2021. № 4. C. 149–154. (in Russian).https://ras.jes.su/gp/s102694520014354-0-1

Key researchers:

• Irina A. Umnova-Konyukhova. Dr. Sc. (Legal Sciences), Chief Researcher, Editor-in-chief of the academic journal “Social and Humanitarian sciences: Domestic and foreign literature”. Series “State and Law,” Honorary Worker of Higher professional education of the Russian Federation, specialist in the field of public law sciences and international law.
• Elena V. Alferova, PhD (Legal Sciences), Leading researcher, Deputy Editor-in-chief of the academic journal “Social and Humanitarian sciences: Domestic and foreign literature”. Series “State and Law”, a specialist in the field of public law and criminal law sciences.
• Irina A. Aleshkova, PhD (Legal Sciences), Leading researcher, specialist in the field of public law sciences.
• Sergey A. Glotov, Dr. Sc. (Legal Sciences), Chief Researcher, specialist in the field of public law sciences.
• Svetlana I. Kodaneva, PhD (Legal Sciences), Leading researcher, specialist in the field of public law sciences.
• Nina V. Krysanova, PhD (Legal Sciences), Senior Researcher, specialist in the field of civil law and procedure.
• Elena V. Skurko, PhD (Legal Sciences), Senior researcher, specialist in the field of theory and philosophy of law, information law.

Latest major publications:

Books

• Modern law and the law of the future: priorities of legal regulation, trends and prospects of development in the XXI century: collection of articles based on the materials of the international scientific Сonference / ed. by I.A. Umnova- Koniukhova. Moscow: INION RAN, 2024. 245 p. (in Russian).
• Umnova- Koniukhova I.A., Aleshkova I.A., Filatova A.O., Sapelchenko N.E. The right to biological safety in the Russian Federation: actual problems of legal regulation and judicial protection: a monograph. Moscow: INION RAN, 2024. 229 p. (in Russian).
• Umnova- Koniukhova I.A. Trends and prospects of the constitutional development of the Russian Federation: to the 30th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Moscow: INION RAN, 2024.174 p. (in Russian).
• Kodaneva S.I. Brexit: causes, prerequisites and legal consequences: monograph. RAN. INION; ed. by T.G. Parkhalin. Moscow: INION RAN, 2023. 189 p. (in Russian).
• Umnova- Koniukhova I.A. Generology and futurology of law: trends and forecast of development : monograph. Moscow: INION RAN, 2023. 161 p. (in Russian).
• Aleshkova I.A. Principles of constitutional law: the experience of a comprehensive study: monograph. Moscow: INION RAN, 2022. 222 p. (in Russian).
• Family and children in law: challenges of modernity: collection of scientific articles based on the materials of the International Conference; INION RAN.; ed. Kravchuk N.V. Moscow: INION RAN, 2022. 155 р. (in Russian).
• Kodaneva I.I. Legal regulation of scientific and innovative activity: a textbook / ed. by E.V. Alferova. Moscow: INION RAN, 2022.181 p. (in Russian).
• Umnova- Koniukhova I.A., Alferova E.V. Aleshkova I.A. Digital development and human rights: monograph. / INION RAN. The Center of social science-inform. research; Department of Jurisprudence. Moscow: INION RAN, 2021. 174 p. (in Russian).
• Law, digital technologies and artificial intelligence: collection of articles / RAN. INION. Department of Jurisprudence; ed. by E.V. Alferovа. Moscow, 2021. 267 p. (in Russian).
• State and law in the new digital reality : coll. monograph / ed. by I.A. Umnova- Koniukhova and D. A. Lovtsov. Moscow: INION RAN, 2020. 259 p. (in Russian).

The Department regularly organizes scientific conferences, round tables, and seminars on various contemporary issues in jurisprudence. Among them:

• The Second International Forum “Law of the Future”. Moscow. INION RAN. June 17-19, 2024
• International scientific and practical conference “The right to biological safety in the biopraw system”. Moscow. INION RAN. October 4, 2024
• Russian-Chinese round table “Modern Law of Russia and China: current problems and development prospects”. Moscow. INION RAN. April 5, 2024
• Round table “Protection of personal data of subjects of the digital economy”. Moscow, INION RAN. May 27, 2024
• Round table “The modern concept of the “Man of labor”: constitutional, legal and economic dimensions”. Moscow. INION RAN. May 30, 2024
• International scientific and practical round table “Ecological and economic mechanism of rational nature management”. Moscow. INION RAN. October 16, 2024
• Round table “Implementation of state policy and legislation in the field of physical culture, sports and tourism”. Moscow. INION RAN. October 15, 2024
• International Forum “Law of the Future”. Moscow. INION RAN. November 20-23. 2023
• International Scientific Conference “Law of Peace, Law of Security and Human rights in the 21st century: ways to counter new challenges”. Moscow, INION RAN, May 22, 2023
• Round table “Countering violence against vulnerable persons: issues of international and national law”. Moscow. INION RAN. November 28, 2023
• Round table with international participation: “Climate law in the XXI century and human rights: new horizons of legal regulation and implementation”. Moscow. INION RAN. November 22, 2023
• Scientific and practical seminar “Legal regulation of fundamental and applied scientific research in the Russian Federation: assessment of priorities and state support”. Moscow. INION RAN. November 24, 2023
• Nationwide round table with international participation “The right to biological safety in the Russian Federation: actual problems of legal regulation and judicial protection”. Moscow. INION RAN. November 23, 2023
• Joint scientific seminar of the Departments of Law and Economics “Migration, refugees and law: modern scientific research”. Moscow. INION RAN. April 18, 2023

Research projects

• The right to biological safety in the Russian Federation: current problems of legal regulation and judicial protection