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13.05.2023
14:30–16:00
Legal Mechanisms for Integration in the Post-Soviet Space
Congress Centre, conference hall B1
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Today is an incredibly dynamic and effective time for the strengthening of integration in the post-Soviet space. The longest-running post-Soviet integration platform – the Commonwealth of Independent States – received a major boost in the humanitarian sphere in 2022. One major development, for example, was the launch of the Commission on Human Rights. The Union State of Russia and Belarus is working closely across numerous areas, particularly in security. The Eurasian Economic Union is working to unlock its economic potential, both through its 2025 strategy, and the painstaking work done each day by its five member states and permanent bodies of the EAEU, including the Commission and Court. This session will consider which model – an intergovernmental or supranational one – would be best in the post-Soviet space. In which areas is integration possible, or even vital? What significance should be given to international law in the context of integration? What steps could be taken to improve the work of the EAEU Commission and Court? What are the main problems that legal entities and people face in the context of ongoing integration in the post-Soviet space?
Moderator
Anatoly Kapustin
The Head of International law Department, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Panellists
Daria Boklan
Deputy Head of the Department of International Law, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Dmitry Volvach
Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (online)
Dmitry Mezentsev
State Secretary of the Union State
Tatyana Neshataeva
Judge, Court of the Eurasian Economic Union
Alexander Pankin
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Sergei Pospelov
Executive Secretary, Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
Anait Smbatyan
Deputy Director General, WTO Expertise Center
Vladimir Taraskin
Director of Legal Department, Eurasian Economic Commission
Mark Entin
Head of the Department of Integration Law and Human Rights, MGIMO University
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Anatoly Kapustin
The Head of International law Department, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Head of the Chair of International Law at the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation.
Born in 1954, place of birth – Gorky region (USSR).
Graduated in 1980 from the Faculty of Economics and Law (Department of Law) P. Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University, specialty "International Law".
Defended PhD thesis ((Candidate of legal sciences)) on International Public Law - 1984.
Defended Doctoral thesis (Doctor of of legal sciences) on International Public Law and European Law -2001.
Professor of International Law – 2002.
Honored scientist of the Russian Federation -2015.
1983-2010 – Assistant, Associate Professor, Professor, Head of the Department of International Law, Dean of the Law Faculty of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow.
From 2010 to the present - Head of the Center for Comparative Legal Studies of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, Head of the Center for Educational Programs of the Institute, Deputy Director of the Institute, First Deputy Director of the Institute, Academic Adviser of the Institute, acting Head of the Department of Foreign Constitutional, Administrative, Criminal Legislation and International Law of the Institute, Head of the Department Institute of International Law, Head of the Chair of International Law of the Institute.
Research interests: modern problems of theory and practice of International law, published more than 340 works, including 30 monographs (2 individual, the rest in co-authorship), 35 textbooks and teaching aids in Russia and abroad.
President of the Russian Association of International Law (Moscow),
Member of the International Legal Council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia,
Member of the Executive Council of the Association of International Law (London, UK).
He has State and Ministries (Federal Departments) awards, commendations, certificates of honor and diplomas. Winner of the 2014 prize of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum "For Contribution to the development of legal integration in the Eurasian space".
Born in 1954, place of birth – Gorky region (USSR).
Graduated in 1980 from the Faculty of Economics and Law (Department of Law) P. Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University, specialty "International Law".
Defended PhD thesis ((Candidate of legal sciences)) on International Public Law - 1984.
Defended Doctoral thesis (Doctor of of legal sciences) on International Public Law and European Law -2001.
Professor of International Law – 2002.
Honored scientist of the Russian Federation -2015.
1983-2010 – Assistant, Associate Professor, Professor, Head of the Department of International Law, Dean of the Law Faculty of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow.
From 2010 to the present - Head of the Center for Comparative Legal Studies of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, Head of the Center for Educational Programs of the Institute, Deputy Director of the Institute, First Deputy Director of the Institute, Academic Adviser of the Institute, acting Head of the Department of Foreign Constitutional, Administrative, Criminal Legislation and International Law of the Institute, Head of the Department Institute of International Law, Head of the Chair of International Law of the Institute.
Research interests: modern problems of theory and practice of International law, published more than 340 works, including 30 monographs (2 individual, the rest in co-authorship), 35 textbooks and teaching aids in Russia and abroad.
President of the Russian Association of International Law (Moscow),
Member of the International Legal Council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia,
Member of the Executive Council of the Association of International Law (London, UK).
He has State and Ministries (Federal Departments) awards, commendations, certificates of honor and diplomas. Winner of the 2014 prize of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum "For Contribution to the development of legal integration in the Eurasian space".
Daria Boklan
Deputy Head of the Department of International Law, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Dmitry Volvach
Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
He has three university degrees, graduating in 1996 from Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in physics. Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in physics in 1996 and Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in law in 1998. Graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in law in 1996 and the All-Russian State Tax Academy with a degree in finance and credit in 2001.
PhD in Law.
From 1998 to 2000 worked in the Inter-District Inspectorate No. 40 of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation in Moscow.
From 2000 to 2002 he held various positions in the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation.
From 2002 to 2005, he was head of the Credit Organizations Department of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation.
From 2005 to 2008, he was Head of the Department of the Federal Tax Service for the Arkhangelsk Region and Nenets Autonomous District.
From 2008 to 2009, he was head of the Administration of the Federal Tax Service of the Stavropol Territory.
From 2009 to 2010, he was deputy head of the IT Department of the Federal Tax Service.
From 2010 to 2011, he was deputy head of the Administration of the Federal Tax Service in the Pskov Region.
In July 2011, he was appointed Head of the Transfer Pricing and International Cooperation Department of the Federal Tax Service.
In June 2014, he was appointed Head of the Department of Standards and International Cooperation of the Federal Tax Service.
In April 2018, he was appointed Head of the International Cooperation and Currency Control Department of the Federal Tax Service.
He holds the class rank of State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 1st Class.
On 29 October 2019, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Federal Tax Service by order of the Government of the Russian Federation.
PhD in Law.
From 1998 to 2000 worked in the Inter-District Inspectorate No. 40 of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation in Moscow.
From 2000 to 2002 he held various positions in the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation.
From 2002 to 2005, he was head of the Credit Organizations Department of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation.
From 2005 to 2008, he was Head of the Department of the Federal Tax Service for the Arkhangelsk Region and Nenets Autonomous District.
From 2008 to 2009, he was head of the Administration of the Federal Tax Service of the Stavropol Territory.
From 2009 to 2010, he was deputy head of the IT Department of the Federal Tax Service.
From 2010 to 2011, he was deputy head of the Administration of the Federal Tax Service in the Pskov Region.
In July 2011, he was appointed Head of the Transfer Pricing and International Cooperation Department of the Federal Tax Service.
In June 2014, he was appointed Head of the Department of Standards and International Cooperation of the Federal Tax Service.
In April 2018, he was appointed Head of the International Cooperation and Currency Control Department of the Federal Tax Service.
He holds the class rank of State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 1st Class.
On 29 October 2019, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Federal Tax Service by order of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Dmitry Mezentsev
State Secretary of the Union State
Born August 18, 1959 in Leningrad.
After graduating, in 1981, from the Leningrad Institute of Railway Engineers, worked as a workshop expert of the Leningrad-Baltic Locomotive Depot of the Oktyabrskaya Railways.
1983–1984: carried out Young Communist League work in Leningrad.
1984–1990: served as an officer in the Soviet Army, in the army press division.
1990–1991: people’s deputy of the Leningrad City Soviet, head of the Leningrad Soviet and city executive committee press centre.
1991–1996: Chairman of the Press and Media Committee of the St. Petersburg Mayor’s Office, representative of the Ministry for Information and the Press of Russia.
1996–1999: Deputy Chairman of the State Press Committee of the Russian Federation.
November 1999: President, Centre for Strategic Research (Moscow).
January 2002 – June 2009: member of the Council of the Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (CF FARF), representative of the Administration of the Irkutsk Region on the CF FARF; 2002–2006: Chairman of the CF Commission on information policy.
2004–2009: Vice Chairman of the CF FARF
2006: by directive of the Government of the RF, appointed authorized representative for the SCO Business Council and elected Chairman of the SCO Business Council; re-elected in 2009.
2009–2012: Governor and Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Region.
On June 7, 2012, at the SCO summit in Beijing, appointed Secretary-General of the Organisation for January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015.
Ambassador.
Professor, Head of Political Psychology Department, St. Petersburg University, since 2008, CSc (Psych.), associate professor of MGIMO (U) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Member of the Union of Journalists of the USSR and of Russia since 1988.
Marries with a daughter and a grandson.
Awards: Order ‘For services to the Homeland’ 4th degree, Order of Honour, medals, officer of the state Order of the Legion d’Honneur (France), medal ‘For strengthening Russian–Chinese Friendship’.
After graduating, in 1981, from the Leningrad Institute of Railway Engineers, worked as a workshop expert of the Leningrad-Baltic Locomotive Depot of the Oktyabrskaya Railways.
1983–1984: carried out Young Communist League work in Leningrad.
1984–1990: served as an officer in the Soviet Army, in the army press division.
1990–1991: people’s deputy of the Leningrad City Soviet, head of the Leningrad Soviet and city executive committee press centre.
1991–1996: Chairman of the Press and Media Committee of the St. Petersburg Mayor’s Office, representative of the Ministry for Information and the Press of Russia.
1996–1999: Deputy Chairman of the State Press Committee of the Russian Federation.
November 1999: President, Centre for Strategic Research (Moscow).
January 2002 – June 2009: member of the Council of the Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (CF FARF), representative of the Administration of the Irkutsk Region on the CF FARF; 2002–2006: Chairman of the CF Commission on information policy.
2004–2009: Vice Chairman of the CF FARF
2006: by directive of the Government of the RF, appointed authorized representative for the SCO Business Council and elected Chairman of the SCO Business Council; re-elected in 2009.
2009–2012: Governor and Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Region.
On June 7, 2012, at the SCO summit in Beijing, appointed Secretary-General of the Organisation for January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015.
Ambassador.
Professor, Head of Political Psychology Department, St. Petersburg University, since 2008, CSc (Psych.), associate professor of MGIMO (U) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Member of the Union of Journalists of the USSR and of Russia since 1988.
Marries with a daughter and a grandson.
Awards: Order ‘For services to the Homeland’ 4th degree, Order of Honour, medals, officer of the state Order of the Legion d’Honneur (France), medal ‘For strengthening Russian–Chinese Friendship’.
Tatyana Neshataeva
Judge, Court of the Eurasian Economic Union
Alexander Pankin
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Responsible for issues related to Eurasian integration and economic cooperation.
Born in 1963.
1985: graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Fluent in English and Hungarian.
Since 1985: gained extensive experience working both in the Ministry’s central office and abroad.
2001-2005: Senior Adviser with Russia’s Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva.
2005-2010: Deputy Director of the Department of International Organisations at the Foreign Ministry.
2010-2014: First Deputy Director of Russia’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York.
2014-2017: Director of the Department of International Organisations at the Foreign Ministry.
Since 2016: member of the Foreign Ministry Collegium.
Since October 2017: Deputy Foreign Minister.
Awards: letters of acknowledgement from the President and the Government of the Russian Federation and departmental awards.
Holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, First Class (conferred on August 15, 2013).
Married, with a daughter.
Born in 1963.
1985: graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Fluent in English and Hungarian.
Since 1985: gained extensive experience working both in the Ministry’s central office and abroad.
2001-2005: Senior Adviser with Russia’s Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva.
2005-2010: Deputy Director of the Department of International Organisations at the Foreign Ministry.
2010-2014: First Deputy Director of Russia’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York.
2014-2017: Director of the Department of International Organisations at the Foreign Ministry.
Since 2016: member of the Foreign Ministry Collegium.
Since October 2017: Deputy Foreign Minister.
Awards: letters of acknowledgement from the President and the Government of the Russian Federation and departmental awards.
Holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, First Class (conferred on August 15, 2013).
Married, with a daughter.
Sergei Pospelov
Executive Secretary, Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
Anait Smbatyan
Deputy Director General, WTO Expertise Center
Vladimir Taraskin
Director of Legal Department, Eurasian Economic Commission
Mark Entin
Head of the Department of Integration Law and Human Rights, MGIMO University
2012-2016 – Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Luxembourg
2005-2012 – Director of the European Studies Institute at the MGIMO-University
2002-2006 – Director of the Institute of European Law
1998-2002 – Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe
1992-1998 – First deputy director of the Directorate of European Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Was involved in the activities of different main bodies of the Council of Europe. Lectured in Russian and European universities as an invited professor.
Since 2006 – Vice-President of the Russian Association of International Law.
Member of the International Law Council at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Jean Monnet professor. Specialist in Russian foreign policy, conflict resolution, Russian and EU legal systems, law of the Council of Europe and the European System of Human Rights Protection, the EU-Russia relations. Was involved in activities of a number of international and Russian expert groups.
Author of over 400 publications.
2005-2012 – Director of the European Studies Institute at the MGIMO-University
2002-2006 – Director of the Institute of European Law
1998-2002 – Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe
1992-1998 – First deputy director of the Directorate of European Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Was involved in the activities of different main bodies of the Council of Europe. Lectured in Russian and European universities as an invited professor.
Since 2006 – Vice-President of the Russian Association of International Law.
Member of the International Law Council at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Jean Monnet professor. Specialist in Russian foreign policy, conflict resolution, Russian and EU legal systems, law of the Council of Europe and the European System of Human Rights Protection, the EU-Russia relations. Was involved in activities of a number of international and Russian expert groups.
Author of over 400 publications.