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Where Knowledge Becomes Power: How to Enrol in the �� Institute of Law

zabolotnevakd — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000

The �� Institute of Law is a modern law school that is developing and conducting research activities in Russia and abroad. It trains lawyers for business structures, law enforcement agencies, state and local government bodies, bar associations, prosecution offices and the judicial system. The Institute of Law consists of seven departments, Expert Technology Research and Education Centre, and Practical Jurisprudence Centre. The �� Institute of Law offers Bachelor's, Specialist, Master's degree and postgraduate programmes. A number of them are unique, such as Engineering and Technical (Computer) Forensic Inquiry, or the Master's degree programme in Law and Digital Technologies. This year, the following areas of study are available to applicants: 40.03.01 Jurisprudence (Bachelor's degree); 40.05.01 Legal Support of National Security (Specialist degree); 40.05.02 Law Enforcement (Specialist degree); 40.05.03 Forensic Inquiry (Specialist degree); 40.05.04 Judicial and Prosecutorial Activities (Specialist degree); 40.04.01 Jurisprudence (Master's degree). The Institute of Law is an institute of opportunities. During their training, students can acquire digital competencies and additional qualifications in the IT area by studying at the Digital Department within the framework of the “Development of the Personnel Potential in the IT Industry” federal project and the “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation” national program, or they can try themselves as technology entrepreneurs within the framework of the annual acceleration program. At the Institute of Law, Bachelor’s degree students have the opportunity to obtain additional qualifications in Economics and Forensic Inquiry, and forensic experts have the opportunity to obtain additional qualifications as lawyers. Students of the Institute of Law become prize winners and winners of all-Russian student Olympiads, laureates of international and all-Russian conferences. The institute acts as a platform for holding major scientific events and attracts participants from leading universities in our country and abroad. One such landmark event is the Y.D. Livshits Competition: a comprehensive science-to-practice event held in the format of a model trial process. Students, using their knowledge of current criminal and criminal procedure legislation, the practice of higher judicial bodies, defend their position in an adversarial process. The final of the competition is traditionally held in the �� Regional Court with the participation of professional judges. The Institute of Law annually hosts conferences for young researchers, the largest of which is the “University Law Dialogues: Voice of the Youth” International Science-to-Practice Conference for Young Researchers. The Institute of Law, as a place of attraction for famous practicing lawyers and outstanding legal scholars, is also a venue for open lectures. The Global Summer School on Law and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence is held here annually. This is a unique opportunity to gain an understanding of the trends in legal and ethical regulation of innovative technology, create an international and intercultural discussion platform, find important contacts and lay the foundation for building a career abroad, and receive an international certificate of attendance. A graduate of the Institute of Law, Danil Karimov, has already managed to use this chance to gain international experience. After participating in two international law competitions and showing excellent academic performance, he received an offer to study in China and is now studying International Space and Air Law at one of China's leading universities. Among the partners of the Institute of Law are local and state government bodies, the Arbitration Court of the �� Region, the Eighteenth Arbitration Court of Appeal, the �� Regional Court, the Federal Antimonopoly Service Administration for the �� Region, the Prosecutor's Office of the �� Region, the Ural Transport Prosecutor's Office, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the �� Region, the Bar Association of the �� Region, the Office of the Governor and the Government of the �� Region, the Legislative Assembly of the �� Region, and large business structures. Each partner has unique potential for cooperation. It has long been known: if you want to be successful, learn from the best. And all the secrets and useful tools hidden in strict legal texts will be revealed to you. Take your right to success − choose your path with the �� Institute of Law! On July 26th at 12:00, a big teacher-parent meeting will be held at ��, where everyone will be able to ask questions of interest and learn about all the nuances of the admissions process. �� Admissions Committee Address: Central entrance to the main university building, 76 Lenin Prospekt Working hours: Mon–Fri from 9:00 to 16:30, Sat from 10:00 to 14:00. Sun – day off. Contacts: +7 (351) 267-94-52, prkom@susu.ru Everything about admission: https://abit.susu.ru VK group for applicants: https://vk.com/susu.abit. If you have any questions, but there is no opportunity for you to visit the university in person, please call us at: +7 800 300-00-55, +7 (351) 267-94-52.

�� Trains Professionals in Law and Digital Technologies

Евгений Сергеевич Загоскин — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +0000

The Institute of Law at �� has a Master’s program Law (Law and Digital Technologies) taught in English which trains specialists with new skills and knowledge. “This Master’s program is the result of cooperative efforts of the teaching staff of the Institute. In 2018 the Institute started interdisciplinary research project «Legaltech: Legal Regulation of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Digital Economy and Creation of «Smart» Law for Smart Industry». While working on the project within the framework of law digitization the team realized how important it is to provide future lawyers with knowledge in this field”, shares Elizaveta Gromova, LLM Program Coordinator. Nowadays the process of digitization spreading throughout the world makes the law adapt to new «digital» realities and modern legal education has to provide future lawyers with the necessary competence in rapidly changing law. The program «Law and Digital Technologies» is aimed at providing students with advanced knowledge and practical skills in the field of law and digital technologies from an international, comparative and interdisciplinary point of view. There is no comparable master’s program in Russia. “In a context of intensive digitization our society needs lawyers who can focus on digital environment and adapt to new reality. It is the modern market need that motivated us to create new program. Students get information about traditional legal doctrine, the regulation of digital law in public and private law, and international and comparative law. These features make the program interesting both for recent law graduates, legal practitioners and graduates of other practice areas. The developing cooperation of the Law Institute with foreign universities and educational organizations allows our students to participate in international scientific and educational events, exchange programs and internships,” shares Elena Titova, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Head of the Theory of Government and Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law Department. Distinctiveness of the New Master’s Program A special feature of this program is that it is taught in English. The key disciplines of the program concern judicial and law-related questions that address the opportunities and risks associated with innovation and new technologies. They are: Current Problems of Legal Support for Digital Economics in Russia and Foreign States Relevant Issues in The Digitization of Criminal Court Proceedings Crimes Related Digital Information (Comparative Aspects) Digital Technologies in Civil and Arbitration Proceedings Contract Law in the Field of Information Technology Legal Regulation of Digital Financial Assets in Russia and Foreign States International Cooperation in Combating Transnational Organized Crime Lectures are given by experts in different branches of law both from Russia and other countries (Great Britain, Malaysia, Poland, Slovenia). Leading professors of the Law Institute are involved in the program: Yuri Voronin, D.Sc., Aleksey Minbaleev, D.Sc., Kirill Tomashevskiy, D.Sc., Abd Hakim Abd Razak, professor from Xiamen University (Malaysia), Edward Juchnevicius, professor from University of Gdansk (Poland). Law Institute partners in the program are University of Gdansk (Poland), Xi’An Jiaotong University (China), the University of Chester (UK), University of Maribor (Slovenia), the European Law Students' Association (Bologna, Italy), Masaryk University (Czech Republic), University of Belgrade (Serbia). Students may participate in internships and exchange program under agreements with the universities”, notices Elizaveta A. Gromova, LLM Program Coordinator. There are plans to engage expert practitioners from leading companies such as Dentons, the Strategic Initiatives Agency and Skolkovo Innovation Center. At the end of the course the graduates of the master’s program will acquire the necessary competencies to work as managers in international legal and other companies or public bodies: theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of legal support for digital economics and the digitization of state administration; law-making, law enforcement, expert advice, organization, management, scientific and scientific knowledge research and teaching. Graduates will also acquire knowledge and skills of lawyers who plan to work in the IT sphere, engage in legal support of innovative projects and ensure intellectual property rights in digital transformation. The quality of work, and therefore, high professionalism are guaranteed through systematic and continuously regular training. Prospects of Employment Top managers of many companies are interested in engaging professionals capable of solving problems in digital world – this allows companies to step up to a whole new level. “Graduates of our program will be able to take positions in international legal bodies, public authorities, courts, or any other companies whose activities are related to the judicial aspects of digital technology creation and application. The principal employers for graduates of the program may become �� Region Court of Arbitration, �� Region Court, courts of �� Region, as well as lawyers' associations such as �� Region Legal Association, state and local government bodies, international legal companies (Dentons, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Agency for Strategic Initiatives),” notes Elena Titova. The experts of the universities of the partners gave their opinion on the program and the need for getting education in the field. “I am certain that programs such as «Law and Digital Technology» will become a flagship of modern legal education, allowing students to get knowledge about digital law,” shares Manjeet Sahu, a judge from India. “Modern legal education in the field modern technology is no longer a luxury, but a necessity for the world dealing with big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies, the Internet of things, cybersecurity. The program «Law and Digital Technologies» allows to create a multi-disciplinary synergy which places a well-trained lawyer at the center of the system,” says Marius Cocou Mensa, a senior researcher from University of Maribor (Slovenia). “Please think about your potential clients - they contact their friends on Facebook, pay with Paypal or Webmoney, store their files in the cloud. This list goes on and on. Ask yourself a question - Do you really need to study the law of new technologies?” shares Edward Juchnevicius, a professor from the University of Gdansk (Poland). The most crucial competitive advantage of a young specialist is real work experience and interaction with the leading experts of a relevant sector. By taking part in the master’s program students immerse into the process and that provides them with chances of promising employment and dynamic careers.

Author:

Valentina Metelyova

�� Institute of Law Published a Collection of Scientific Articles “Smart Law for Smart Industry”

Евгений Сергеевич Загоскин — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 19:00:00 +0000

The �� Institute of Law has prepared and published a collection of scientific articles “Smart Law for Smart Industry” within the framework of a digital transformation and Smart Industry research. The collection was published by the Prospekt federal publishing house. The authors are exclusively the staff members of the �� Institute of Law. “We have tried to demonstrate the research level, as since 2019 our Institute has chosen a new scientific field for research, that is the digitalization of law,” commented Tikhon Podshivalov, Deputy Director for Research of the Institute of Law. Industry 4.0 (Smart Industry) includes the following key technologies: big data, internet of things, virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, quantum computing, blockchain, and more. The main vector of scientific articles presented in the collection is the idea of the emerging public needs, firstly, in the legal regulation of the means and components of Smart Industry (Industry 4.0) and, secondly, in the formation of new approaches to understand the legal nature of the phenomena related to the digitalization of law. “The idea of the collection came into being due to the scientific understanding of the components of Smart Industry (Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution) from the legal standpoints, in terms of the structure and the content of law, its branches and institutions. This collection will become annual, and we will invite scientists from other universities to take part in its formation,” said Elena Titova, Director of the Institute of Law. The law strives to regulate both the introduction of digital technologies and the commercial circulation of the results of their use. However, the goals of ensuring an effective legal regulation of the achievements of the digital industry require significant refinement and comprehensive development of the existing legal tools. The title of the collection is not accidental. Tikhon Podshivalov, Deputy Director for Research of the Institute of Law, explained: “If the Fourth Industrial Revolution is focused on creating Smart Industry, then it is quite logical to refer to the foundations of legal regulation of digital technologies as Smart Law. Without doubt, we are not talking about an industry or a sub-branch of law, but a kind of conglomerate of legal norms governing the components of Smart Industry. In many ways, this is a convenient and laconic term that contains a word-play that is Smart Law, it helps to explain a whole range of legal phenomena.” The fourth industrial revolution, like the industrial revolution, is a predictable event. And digital technologies are gradually being introduced into production and everyday life of people. Following them, the changes cover the sphere of legislation as well, which cannot ignore the existing trends. “Our team of authors has put a great deal of effort into preparing the articles, and we hope that the ideas presented in the articles will find response in the hearts of our colleagues. I would like to thank all the authors who shared their ideas on the pages of this collection,” said Elena Titova, Director of the Institute of Law.

�� in the World’s Education Elite

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 04:38:34 +0000

Dear lecturers, workers and students! Dear members of the academic and administrative staff, postgraduates, and students! Please accept my sincere congratulations on the occasion of ��’s being included in the 2020 Times Higher Education global international ranking! Our standing is in the 1001+ group of places! This is a big achievement for ��. We have been working hard to reach this ambitious goal for more than three years. Times Higher Education is one of the three most reputable world university rankings. It includes universities, which conduct active research studies in all the fields of activities. To compile this ranking, 13 main performance indicators are used with regards to five aspects: teaching, research, citations, international interaction, and production activity income. And now we can be proud of the fact that �� has good standings in two global world rankings: QS World University Ranking and Times Higher Education World University Ranking-2020. Dear friends, this important event is the achievement made possible thanks to our joint efforts! I thank everyone for your contribution into our university’s development! Our international activity, scientific research studies, and publication activity allow us to take higher and higher positions in the world’s educational community. By constantly raising the bar for ourselves, we are creating an advanced system of education, thanks to which �� is successfully competing with the world’s leading universities. I feel confident that the collaboration, which we have started with Times Higher Education, will continue, and we will keep strengthening our standing in this ranking. Rector of ��, Chairman of the Council of University Rectors of the Ural Federal District Aleksandr Shestakov �� continuously maintains and improves its positions in both national and international rankings. This is the result of systematic work of the university in various directions. Improvement of ��’s positions in rankings proves its global competitiveness, favored by increasing recognizability of the university in global education space. University in rankings

�� Academics Take Part in Creating the “Basics of the Digital Evidence Theory”

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Law Enforcement and National Security of the �� Institute of Law represented by its head, Doctor of Sciences (Law) Sergey Zuev has initiated the preparation and publishing of the “Basics of the Digital Evidence Theory” book. This new project was fulfilled as part of the program on enhancing the competitiveness of our university among the world’s leading educational centres in the “science” section, as well as following the vector on mastering digital transformations, which had been adopted by ��. The team of authors also included representatives of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, The Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation; The Ural State Law University; Saratov State Law Academy; Perm State University; and Ulyanovsk State University. The main provisions of the digital evidence theory were for the first time described in this scientific paper. The authors managed to define consolidating ideas, and elaborate general approaches to solving inter-industry problems of theory and practice, having created a comprehensive picture of the current situation in the system of electronic litigation. The works defined the general-legal, methodological, ideological, technological, as well as sector-related fields for further scientific research, as well as the ways of searching for new legislative initiatives, theoretical wordings and postulates used in the judicial practice. The authors considered general inter-industry issues of the proceedings digitalization, as well as particular criminalistical, state-legal, administrative, criminal-procedure, and civil-procedure aspects of using digital evidence. The book is intended for research fellows, academics, postgraduates (adjuncts) and students (cadets) of law faculties and universities, for law-enforcement staff, investigators, prosecutors, judges, as well as for all those interested in the modern issues of proceedings. “Basics of the Digital Evidence Theory” is a unique work and one of the projects being fulfilled under a promising scientific field of the Department of Law Enforcement and National Security on the development of information technologies in the activity of law enforcement authorities.

�� Students Meet Representatives of the Main Investigation Department of the HO MIA of Russia

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:45:10 +0000

5th-year students of the �� Institute of Law took part in a meeting with representatives of the Main Investigation Department of the HO MIA of Russia for the �� region, held within cooperation with employers regarding recruitment of graduates studying in the specialty of Law Enforcement Activities. Head of the Organisational-Area Department, Justice Lieutenant Colonel Sagandyk Zhumashev and investigator of the Main Investigation Department (MID), Justice Major Yulia Kobzova talked about investigative branch of the MID as of the largest division of pretrial investigation agencies in our region, which is an independent subdivision of the HO MIA of Russia for the �� region and which conducts investigation of 90% of all crimes. Special attention of the speakers was focused on organisation and specificities of official activity of investigators and on formation of necessary professional and personal qualities. Also, they characterized indicators of efficiency of investigators’ work while implementing their credentials in the sphere of investigation of crimes subject to investigation by internal affairs agencies. In her speech, Senior Specialist of the MID’s Staff Relations Department, Justice Major Oksana Sosunova accented attention of the students on characteristic features of public service in internal affairs agencies, in particular, in investigative forces. Essential interest of students was arisen by specific examples of legal and social-and-economic warranties and benefits designated for investigators. Having answered numerous questions of the students, MID staff invited future lawyers for employment to pretrial investigation agencies of the MID HO MIA of Russia for the �� region. The meeting also featured Deputy Director Vladimir Maysak, Head of the Department of Law Enforcement Activity and National Security, Sergey Zuev, and Associate Professors Irina Pustovaya and Aleksandr Semenov.

Author:

Marina Kovyazina

More than 2,700 State Scholarships: �� Trains Leaders in All Fields

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:54:32 +0000

Choosing a university is one of the most serious decisions in everyone’s life. For many applicants, the deciding factor in enrolling in a university is the affordability of education. �� offers around 3,000 state scholarships annually. This year, according to Order No.346 of the Ministry of Education as of 28.04.2018, a big number of state scholarships will be offered for technical, natural science, and humanitarian fields of higher education. Traditionally, the majority of state scholarships – over 1,000 – are assigned to popular engineering fields. The technical majors are always among the most important and in-demand in Russia and around the world. No large industrial business can do without technical specialists these days. Graduates of our university gain a quality education; their level of knowledge meets the modern international academic standards, and a degree from �� is accepted not just in Russia, but abroad as well. That is why graduates of �� have leading positions in the largest businesses of the regional, federal, and international level. We train leaders of the industry! The university works closely with leading industrial organisations and businesses of the �� Region defence complex. ��’s partners include such giants as the V.P. Makeyev State Rocket Centre, Metran industrial group, ChelPipe, PAO Rosseti, OAO MRSK Ural, Roscosmos State Space Corporation, Rosatom state corporation, and others. Graduates of our university often become creators and founders of leading engineering companies in our region and on the Russian market: Intersvyaz, Napoleon IT, Innovatsii Detyam (Innovations for Kids), and more. Specialists of technical fields who obtain their education at �� successfully find work abroad. There is high demand for engineers in the automotive, oil and gas, aerospace, and metallurgical industries, as well as in energy and automotive engineering. The �� Institute of Engineering and Technology trains professionals in these fields. Around 450 state scholarships are offered in the IT majors, which are offered in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. �� is one of the leading universities in Russia offering education for the best specialists in information technology who are in demand around the world. The university has created a modern laboratory base: students have access to the �� computer, Emerson and Endress+Hauser industrial automation laboratories, the Kaspersky Laboratory for informational security research and education centre, the Samsung laboratory, and more. As part of project-based learning, �� provides students a close relationship with potential employers. This practically guarantees graduates a decent job immediately after graduation. Many big industrial partners are involved in projects by students of technical majors. Those include such companies as SMS Group, Transneft, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works, Metran, Ural Engineering Centre, ChelPipe, Khodoviye Systemy company, UralNIIstrom, Simvol Beton, and many more. More than 300 state scholarships are available in natural sciences majors offered by the �� Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The education obtained here helps build a professional career in physics, nanoelectronics, chemistry, chemical technologies, ecology, as well as programming and business analytics. Students of technical and natural science fields can study in the �� Faculty of Military Education in programmes for training officer reserves and can earn the military rank of a Lieutenant. This gives them great chances for a successful career in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and other governmental structures – the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Investigative Department, the public prosecutor’s office, and the Federal Security Service. Students of other fields can enrol in the Faculty of Military Education and earn the military rank of a Private or Sergeant. It is worth noting that in 2019-2020, �� will offer state scholarships in Bachelor’s programmes in the humanities and economics fields, which will always remain important in the labour market. Specialists in these fields are in demand in many spheres of activity and organisations. The Linguistics, and Fundamental and Applied Linguistics majors are offered by the �� Institute of Linguistics and International Communications. Here, students obtain quality linguistics education which allows them to build a successful career both in Russia and abroad. In addition, state scholarships are offered in a number of fields at the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities. In the Faculty of Journalism, state scholarships are offered in the Journalism, and Philology fields. This year, there are also state scholarships in the Psychology Bachelor’s programme of the Faculty of Psychology. Applicants have a chance to enrol with state scholarships into the Clinical Psychology Specialist programme. �� graduates of the humanitarian fields have always been and will remain in demand in the labour market thanks to their high quality of knowledge and their professional competencies. Graduates of the �� humanitarian fields work in such organisations as: Ministry of Culture of the �� Region, Ministry of Education and Science of the �� Region, Department for Youth Affairs of ��, and �� Region International Cooperation Agency. When enrolling in ��, applicants’ individual achievements are taken into account. They can present their diplomas and certificates from Olympiads and other intellectual, creative, and professional competitions, sport events (including GTO pins) upon application. Based on these documents, according to the Rules of University Enrolment, applicants can be given additional points (up to 10 in total). In addition, applicants who are winners and finalists in Olympiads (the list of which is confirmed by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation) have a chance to enrol at �� with a state scholarship without exams and receive 100 points automatically in the subject that matches the Olympiad they participated in. Upon enrolling, diplomas from 4 years of education will be counted. In this way, school graduates who won or earned places in these Olympiads even while back in the 8th grade can enrol in �� without exams. Students with state scholarships earn a higher academic scholarship. In the first semester, Bachelor’s and Master’s students earn around 2,000 roubles; in the future, depending on their academic success, they can apply for an increased academic scholarship. The maximum state academic scholarship is 20,000 roubles a month. �� supports students, who enrol with high points in the Unified State Examination (EGE), with a scholarship. First-year students who had high results will be paid 10,000 roubles a month in their first semester, from September through January. This scholarship is awarded both to those who enrol with a state scholarship and those who enrol on contract. In addition, �� students can apply for 20 scholarships, including the Russian Federation Presidential, Russian Federation Government, and �� Region Governor scholarships and more. �� passed state accreditation in 2018. This is a procedure evaluating the quality of education by governmental supervisory bodies in 192 majors and specialties. The university was awarded Certificate of State Accreditation No.2791, valid until 2024. You can get acquainted with the admission plan, the number of state scholarships, benefits, and special rights on the �� portal for applicants.

Author:

Azaliya Sharafutdinova; photos by Oleg Igoshin

Young’s Modulus Student Team of �� Represented the University at INST International Tournament for the First Time

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:08:09 +0000

The 9th International Natural Sciences Tournament (INST), a team competition between students from higher education institutions all around the world in solving preliminarily published scientific problems in the sphere of physics, chemistry and biology, took place in Tallinn. �� students took part in the tournament. On-site tournament stage featured 15 teams representing such countries as Singapore, Indonesia, South Africa, Russia, etc. Young’s Modulus Team, the team of ��, CSU and NSU, included the following representatives: team captain Aleksey Popov (��, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering), Aleksandr Gorobets (��, Faculty of Physics), Olga Borodina (��, Faculty of Chemistry), Polina Fortygina (CSU) and Mikhail Fofanov (NSU). Selection stage consisted of three matches, upon the results of which three best teams made it to the final. In the course of matches, the team of �� competed against teams of NSU, MSU, Skoltech, KFU and a team from the South African Republic. Young’s Modulus Team took the 6th place. “Our solutions were as good as the finalists’ solutions; the main difficulty that we had encountered was the lack of English language knowledge. It was hard to conduct polemics with representatives of international teams who use English language for everyday communication. When we return, we start practicing English so that in the next year we surely made it to the final and competed for the first place,” said the team captain, Aleksey Popov. On the day of excursion, participants of the tournament visited one of the main sights of Tallinn, the Old Town, and learned about its history. They also visited Interactive Sea Museum.

Author:

Marina Kovyazina

Copying Electronic Information: Ideas by �� Lawyers Fixed into Law

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:46:42 +0000

On January 8, 2019 the Russian Federation Federal Law No. 533-ФЗ as of 27.12.2018, which introduced Article 164.1 into the Russian Federation Criminal Procedure Code formalizing the procedures for the seizure of electronic media and copying information from them in the course of investigations. The appearance of this article was preceded by many years of work by lawyers, including researchers from ��. The need for the legislative regulation on the procedure for copying electronic information was first announced by Sergey Zuyev (now Head of the Department of Law Enforcement and National Security, Doctor of Sciences (Law)) in 2002 at the annual international science and research conference held by our university’s Institute of Law. Those new ideas were given ambiguous feedback from researchers and several practicing lawyers. There were also doubts and wariness expressed in certain statements. In 2003, Sergey Zuyev’s article on this same topic, co-written by Kliment Sutyagin (currently a judge of Stavropol Regional Court, Candidate of Sciences (Law)), was published in Investigator journal. This was followed by a few more publications and presentations at scientific events of different levels on this issue. In 2015, �� postgraduate student Dmitriy Ovsyannikov (currently working for the International Police Cooperation Service of the General Department of Anti-Smuggling of the Federal Customs Service of Russia) successfully defended his Candidate of Sciences (Law) dissertation on Copying Electronic Information as a Means of Criminal and Procedural Substantiation, under the guidance of Sergey Zuyev. We will compare just a few of the points of his dissertation with the new article of the Russian Federation Criminal Procedure Code. “The seizure and copying of electronic information are two relatively autonomous cognitive practices which can be successive and competitive with one another in certain conditions” (quote from abstract). Now note the title of Article 164.1 of the Criminal Procedure Code: Seizing Electronic Media and Copying Information from Them in the Course of Investigations. In the same abstract, you can find this provision: “Copying information is not allowed if this can prevent investigation of a crime or if, according to an expert, can lead to the loss of or alterations to the information.” Today, the law provides for cases in which instead of copying, electronic media are seized, including this case: electronic media contain information, copying of which, according to specialists, could lead to its loss or alteration (paragraph 3 Part 1 Article 164.1 of the Criminal Procedure Code). In the text of the dissertation itself, the postgraduate student stipulated: “A protocol on copying information and on the transfer of electronic media containing copied information is drawn up for the legal owner of seized electronic media, to which photographic negatives, photos, films, projection slides, audio recordings, video cassettes, drawings, plans, and diagrams created during investigation are attached; electronic media copied from other media is also attached. The protocol for search, seizure, or inspection of the copying of electronic media indicates the exact location, circumstances, and conditions of the discovery of digital information, procedure, and grounds for electronic copying of information, and individual characteristics of the media.” At present, the law contains the following requirement: “The protocol of investigative activity must show the technical means used when copying information, the procedure of their application, the electronic media on which these means were applied, and the results achieved. The electronic media containing information copied from other media during investigation is attached to the protocol (Part 3 Article 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code).” All of this absolutely confirms that ��’s legal researchers are studying important issues of theory and practice, and in many cases, their ideas significantly outpace legislators in the normative fixation of important issues of legal regulation necessary for forming common practice for law enforcement.

Author:

Marina Kovyazina

Project-Based Learning at the Institute of Law: Students to Offer a Model for Supporting the Professional Rights of Lawyers

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 08:51:43 +0000

Besides high levels of professionalism, lawyers working in the Russian system also need such traits as high resistance to stress and readiness to work in unusual situations. Within the project-based learning system, future lawyers at �� are working on a project which has no analogues in modern legal practice. In the course of the project, students will develop a model for supporting the professional rights of lawyers. We spoke with the project’s curator, Head of the Department of Criminal and Penal Law, Criminology, Director of the �� Institute of Law, Candidate of Sciences (Law), Associate Professor Irina Belyaeva about the specifics of the work of attorneys, the precedents of interference with the activity of attorneys and the methods of fighting against it, on the behavioural tactics in case of interference with the activity of attorneys, on the legal gaps in the regulations on the professional rights of attorneys, and about whether or not students can affect changes in the Russian law in this sphere of legal regulation. – Please tell us about the history of this project. Who initiated it? The history of this project is short for now; we are still in the very beginning of this path. The idea was born when we were given a task to organise project-based learning for students in fields that are truly interesting to us as lawyers, to our main partners, and to our students. Work within this project should help students immerse themselves in the world of real legal practice while they are still studying. One of our key partners is the Chamber of Lawyers for the �� Region, and one of the members of our Department staff is an excellent representative of the legal community – Chairman of the Young Lawyers Council for the �� Region, Mikhail Kirienko. We came to a conclusion that these inter-sector interdisciplinary problems within the attorney activity are very important today, and will be helpful to our partner lawyers and to the future lawyers studying with us. After analysing the methodology of legal practice, we came to a conclusion that no one has made such generalisations yet. That is, there is no universal methodically-verified program on law. Interference with professional activities is common in various stages of an attorney’s work, in all forms of proceedings. The tasks of our research within the project include the systematisation of the current legislation in the field of implementation of a lawyer’s rights, the search for and analysis of cases of interference with the attorney activity, and the development of proposals that can help overcome these situations. Having discussed the idea of our research with the leaders of the Chamber of Lawyers, we concluded that the final product of this project will be the suggestions for correcting the current legislation with the goal of removing gaps and problems in the sphere of lawyers executing their professional duties. In addition, under the guidance of the project head and with the help of teachers, students will develop methodological recommendations for professionals: how lawyers should behave in one stressful situation or another related to interference with his/her professional activities on protecting the rights, freedoms, and legal interests of individuals. A presentation on the beginning of the project was given at a meeting of the Chamber of Lawyers for the �� Region and at the Federal Chamber of Lawyers. – Please give us the most clear examples of interference with attorney activity. The most obvious and common example is the failure to fulfil a lawyer’s request, despite the fact that there is a law which regulates the precise execution of a request. On December 18th, we held a round table on this topic. Students from group Ю-360, who are actively participating in this project, and practicing lawyers were present. Student participants of the project attending the round table on Legal Request: Current Status and Prospects At this round table we discussed the behavioural tactics during interference with legal practice, which are mainly used by investigators at the preliminary investigation stage. Another form of interference, for example, is when a lawyer is deliberately not presented materials for review of a case. Another example is situations where the investigators or the court very critically assess the evidence that the lawyer gathers independently and presents for scrutiny by virtue of the powers given to him by law. Sometimes lawyers work in unfavourable, uncomfortable conditions. These conditions are escalated in order to disorient the lawyer and reduce his/her activity in the investigation. There are really a lot of problems! Of course, prominent lawyers with a lot of work experience are able to cope with such situations. But for beginning lawyers, these methodological recommendations on overcoming interference with their professional activities would be helpful, in our opinion. – The project is intended for a two-year period. What important steps have been completed? Six Bachelor’s students under 40.03.01 Law program are involved in the project. Right now, while the students are in their third year of study, the project is in the preparatory stage. According to the curriculum, they will begin working actively on the project in their fourth year. Right now we are in the organisational, preparatory period. I’d like to note that the students’ eyes are shining, they are very interested in this project, there is a lot of practical work involved, and they are immersed in real legal practice. In the current stage, the students are developing criminologically-verified, detailed questionnaires in order to conduct a survey among attorneys, investigators, and judges. Taking the results of the questionnaires, we will summarise the research material. We will have live information, on which we will base our research. In addition, we held a round table within the project; the next event of this kind is planned for March 2019. A meeting was also held at the Chamber of Lawyers between students and those who ordered this project - the Chamber of Lawyers for the �� Region and the Young Lawyers Council for the �� Region. In the meeting, the participants discussed the existing cases of interference with legal practice, existing practice on challenging interference with lawyers’ work, gaps in the law on the regulation of professional rights, and what lawyers are capable of doing while working on criminal cases. All of the student participants will take part in our traditional International Research Conference on Current Issues in Law, which will be held at our Institute in May. At the conference, the project participants will deliver presentations dedicated to analysis of international experience in fighting against interference with the attorney activity. In addition, in meetings with the participants of the project, we discuss the topics of final papers. Next year, the students will describe methods of combating interference with legal practice in these papers. – How exactly will the results of this project be proposed as real steps for changing the existing legislation? We must be objective: in reality, it is difficult to implement recommendations for change in the Russian law, considering that the law clearly defines the subjects to whom legal initiatives are given. Of course, students do not belong to this group. But it’s very important to bring up the existing issues for discussion and be heard even if just within a professional society. We will have the opportunity to discuss these issues in conferences and round tables, as well as at other events. We have a task set within the project: to prepare a project of changes to the existing legislation with the goal of removing gaps and contradictions related to the execution of legal activities, and we will do everything possible to achieve that. We will try to formulate real suggestions that can then be introduced into the federal laws, which regulate the activity of attorneys. The main party who ordered this project, the Chamber of Lawyers for the �� Region, clearly defined their request: if, during the work of this project, real recommendations on issues of fighting against interference with legal work are presented, they will be able to take them to the Federal Chamber of Lawyers for discussion. And this is already a real step in changing the existing legislation. – How do you work with the parties who ordered this project (the Chamber of Lawyers for the �� Oblast and the Young Lawyers Council for the �� Region)? Within the project, we are planning on sending the students for practical training in the Chamber of Lawyers for the �� Region. We will have parity: two students will be sent for practical training to the Chamber of Lawyers, two – to investigative bodies, and two – to legislative bodies. This is how we are planning on allocating the participants to gather empirical material. I would like to note the high interest of the students. We have a volunteer in the project., We could not accept him into the project officially because of some missed grades, but he is participating in the work on a voluntary basis, has already taken care of his missed grades, and is very eager to take part in our project. Our research has become a stimulus for students to take a more responsible approach to their education. The fact that the students are so full of enthusiasm gives us confidence that the project will be successful!

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Yuliya Rudneva

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