Business programme
26 –28 June 2024
08:00
27.06.2024
27.06.2024
08:15–09:15
08:15–09:15
Business Breakfast of the Association of Lawyers of Russia
By invitation
Congress Centre, VIP restaurant
09:00
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Cross-Border Trade in the Context of Unilateral Economic Measures
Congress Centre, conference hall D1
Problems associated with legal support for international trade amidst economic restrictions are important due to how quickly relations change in this regard. Key issues that need prompt solutions include legal support for the sustainability of foreign economic activities, the modernization of legal regimes for parallel imports, the organization of logistics processes, optimal customs procedures, the taxation of international trade amidst restrictions, and civil legal instruments, including contractual decisions, the provision of effective legal measures to combat the spread of counterfeit products, and the problem of unifying approaches to the certification and labelling of products. How can we effectively use technological solutions to ensure sustainable foreign economic activities? What prospects exist for creating and operating a consortium for the export of Russian goods, services, and IT solutions to international markets?
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Legal Aspects of Migration Policy in Today’s Russia
Congress Centre, conference hall E11
During globalization, migration impacts the economy, politics, and the community in significant ways. One of the strategic goals of the state is to create the conditions and mechanisms necessary to attract highly qualified specialists capable of benefiting the economy. Ultimately, the effectiveness of migration policy depends on the quality of legal regulation, how Russian legislation governing migration is actually applied, and the effectiveness of countermeasures. Modern technology is becoming increasingly important as a means to increase the effectiveness of the administrative procedures governing migration and prevent, detect, and mitigate violations of Russian legislation, and, finally, take administrative action.
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Global Transactions: Special Aspects of Antitrust Control in the Era of Economic Transformation
Congress Centre, conference hall D3
Controlling economic concentration is becoming an increasingly important issue on the current and future agenda of competition authorities around the world. Antimonopoly authorities are intensifying their activities to improve legal regulation and practical enforcement in the control of economic concentration due to the real processes of economic and organizational transformation in global markets. First, numerous transactions represent cooperation between digital companies in fundamentally new markets that require adapted approaches to an economic analysis of the extent of their impact on competition. Second, people continue to engage in cross-border transactions that involve multiple jurisdictions and require cooperation among the antimonopoly authorities and the harmonization of common approaches. What challenges do antimonopoly regulators face when assessing economic concentration transactions in a rapidly changing economic situation? What role does cooperation between competition authorities from different jurisdictions play in developing common approaches to the assessment of cross-border mergers?
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Professional Risks in Legal Practice
Congress Centre, conference hall B4
Lawyers play a vital role in ensuring access to justice and the right to a fair trial, as well as protecting the citizens’ rights and freedoms. For lawyers to be able to fully carry out their professional activities, the government must guarantee their independence, the absence of any outside influence, equality in the judicial process, as well as their protection and safety at the legislative level and as a practical matter. There are certain risks inherent in advocacy, including the risk of criminal prosecution as a way of putting pressure on the lawyer of an opponent in proceedings. The risks and threats that lawyers may face depend on the nature of the cases they handle, as well as their specific actions in a particular case. It is crucial for attorneys to be aware of the risks involved and have a defence plan in place to manage such risks. The lack of the appropriate protection mechanisms to ensure the safety of lawyers cannot help but have an adverse impact on the quality of their advocacy. What are the main risks associated with the legal profession, including attacks on lawyer immunity? How can we minimize them?
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
A Digital Code: Prospects and Risks
Congress Centre, conference hall E12
The codification of information and digital legislation has become a trend in the legal systems of EAEU and CIS member states. Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are developing digital codes, and Azerbaijan has announced plans to develop one soon. Russia has prepared its own Concept of the Digital Code of the Russian Federation and is currently working on determining its optimal structure. Upcoming changes and legislative innovations in the regulation of digital and information technologies, the Internet, the communications industry, data processing, the functioning of digital platforms, and the use of artificial intelligence technologies will have a major impact on how the state, the digital economy, society, and business all function. What pillars of information relations should the Digital Code regulate? What is the most effective way to organize the development of the Digital Code? What experience from foreign legal systems could be used when developing the Digital Code? What approaches to regulating artificial intelligence technologies, big data, digital platforms, and other digital technologies need to be enshrined in the Digital Code? What risks could arise when developing the Digital Code?
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Digital Assets and Decentralized Finance: An Opportunity or Challenge for the Financial System?
Congress Centre, conference hall D4
Russia’s digital asset market only recently started to develop following the adoption of the law on crowdfunding (2019) and the law on digital financial assets (2020). Yet, it is already making significant progress, as evidenced by the diversity of digital financial assets (DFAs) and the ‘hybrid’ digital rights that have been issued. There has recently been a sharp surge in the issuance of DFAs. For example, just one year ago, the volume of DFAs issued was worth about RUB 2 billion, while as of the end of May 2024, the total volume of DFAs issued is already estimated at more than RUB 106 billion with 400+ issues completed. Players on the decentralized finance market expect interest in DFAs to skyrocket in the near future. And the main issue on which this market depends involves ways to attract liquidity. Some representatives of the digital assets market believe that to increase its volume, improvements need to be made to legislation and the existing regulatory arbitrage needs to be eliminated. For their part, traditional financial market players believe that in order to boost interest in digital assets, they should be harmonized with conventional financial instruments by weakening the regulation of the latter. What are the priorities of the decentralized finance market? What barriers exist in its development and need to be lifted to help attract liquidity to the market? What do we need to do to develop the market considering the approaches that are being taken in the adoption of digital finance laws?
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Open meeting of justice ministers
Congress Centre, conference hall E10
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Unity of Legal Space: Systematization of Legal Acts in Modern Times
Congress Centre, conference hall B2
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Credit Where Credit’s Due: Uncontested Debt Recovery
Congress Centre, conference hall D2
Current Russian legislation not only allows for collecting debt in court, but also through a notary’s writ of execution. How effective are existing collection methods? How convenient and accessible are they for lenders in various relations, including housing and utility services?
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Fighting for the Sky: From Challenges to Opportunities. Strategies to Protect Business and Passengers
In partnership with Aeroflot
Congress Centre, conference hall B3
The sanctions ‘tsunami’ that has the Russian aviation industry, and not only, dealing with countless new challenges and difficulties can, nevertheless, be overcome. The new legal realities arising where jurisdictions overlap have given rise to new trends and approaches. A comprehensive analysis of foreign regulations and Russian counter-sanction measures has resulted in a new approach to relations in the operation of aircraft and aircraft engines owned by foreign companies from unfriendly countries. What is the best way to effectively protect Russia’s rights and interests in disagreements with foreign leasing companies? How can we avoid lengthy and costly court proceedings? What arguments will get us to an agreement?
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
Open Dialogue with the Federal Bailiff Service
Congress Centre, conference hall B1
The modern compulsory enforcement system is an integral part of the structure of Russian statehood. As such, it has the same strategic development reference points as all government institutions – reference points that are determined by the dynamically changing socioeconomic reality. In this regard, the enforcement authorities are constantly guided in their activities by the principles of social responsibility and a client-oriented approach. In the context of the changing international situation and the need to respond to the challenges of our time, the enforcement authorities are hurrying to develop new conceptual approaches to optimize their activities, exercise governmental powers, and look after the legitimate interests of citizens and businesses. It is especially important today to protect socially vulnerable groups, including children. To this end, the Federal Bailiff Service of the Russian Federation is working to restore the violated rights of unprotected categories of the population. Part of this work is to help provide housing for orphans, fight for parental rights, ensure support for minors, supply medicines, and so on. Another key area of the Federal Bailiff Service’s activities in the current climate is protecting and restoring the rights of those taking part in the Special Military Operation, providing assistance to soldiers and members of their families, and ensuring the security of the legal system in Donbass and Novorossiya. With the expansion of the scope of the Federal Bailiff Service’s supervisory functions, which from 1 February 2024 extend to professional collection organizations, as well as credit and microfinance companies, the Federal Bailiff Service now pays special attention to issues related to the activities of professional collectors. What are the main achievements in this area as of today? What role does the Federal Bailiff Service of the Russian Federation play in protecting family values? What constitutes state control (supervision) over the activities of financial institutions in the market of professional collectors at the current stage?
27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
09:30–11:00
State Penitentiary Policy and Its Role in Reducing Recidivism: International Experience and Accomplishments
Congress Centre, conference hall E9
The level of recidivism affects the security of the state and society and demonstrates the effectiveness of the government’s activities in preventing it. The country’s penitentiary policy is an integral part of preventing recidivism. What international experience exists in this regard? How effective is interaction and the exchange of experience in instructional work with convicts, as well as in post-prison resocialization and social adaptation?
10:00
11:00
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
International Justice: Today’s Problems and Challenges
Congress Centre, conference hall B4
The current system of international justice is becoming a battlefield between the countries of the Western camp and the states of the multipolar world. More and more accusations are being made about violations of fundamental international obligations in the fight against terrorism, racial discrimination, and genocide. International judicial bodies, primarily the International Court of Justice, are being subjected to unprecedented pressure, including through mass ‘interventions’ (by third parties) that aim to support a particular party in a dispute. During the first stage of this process, the ‘prosecutors’ were mainly Western countries that initiated numerous proceedings against Russia, Syria, Iran, and other countries. However, Russia managed to successfully repel this attack: in early 2024, the International Court of Justice handed down several high-profile decisions that rejected almost all Western-backed Ukrainian accusations and completely denied Kyiv any compensation. On the contrary, Ukraine now finds itself in the position of the accused, as the Court will consider whether Kyiv committed genocide in the Donbass. The initiative in the International Court of Justice is gradually passing to the states of the Global South, while countries in the Western camp, namely Israel, Canada, and Germany, have found themselves ‘in the dock’. As this legal confrontation escalates, there are increasing risks of political pressure on international judges and arbitrators, greater efforts from discredited judicial bodies (the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court), as well as the creation of new quasi-judicial structures that are clearly under political control, but seek to administer justice. International criminal justice bodies, including the International Criminal Court, are increasingly being used to hunt down domestic and foreign political opponents. In addition to an obvious political bias, their activities show a clear disregard for generally recognized norms of international law, including the immunity of officials of a foreign state. Given the high-profile decisions of the International Court of Justice and the destructive activities of the International Criminal Court, how should the global community find a way to prevent a crisis in the international justice system and maintain the impartiality and arms’ length approach of international judicial and arbitration bodies, which were created to ensure the peaceful resolution of interstate disputes?
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
Regulating Economic Relations in the EAEU and CIS: New Challenges and Solutions
Congress Centre, conference hall D4
Economic legislation in the countries of the EAEU and CIS has traditionally been very similar, since it has common roots. This has always made it easier to build transnational markets. However, corporate, investment, contractual, and other economic relations in these countries have now become much more complicated, new civil law rights have emerged, and the securities market is actively developing. Pandemic restrictions and sanctions policies provided a new impetus to the transformation of economic relations. All this significantly impacted the legal field in each country. In Russian law, the sweeping modernization of civil legislation began in 2013–2015 and is still ongoing. Other countries have experienced similar changes and some fundamentally different developments. What conditions are needed for our legal systems to cooperate? What are some of the practical issues of ensuring cross-border economic processes in the new conditions?
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
Preserving the Institution of the Family
Congress Centre, conference hall E9
Traditional family values are key to the stable development of a state and its society. The numerous ongoing attempts to externally influence Russia by foreign countries that wish to undermine the foundations of the country’s family values are having a negative impact on the young people of today. It is essential not only to preserve, but to strengthen traditional Russian spiritual and moral values, including family values. The Russian government and the Orthodox Church are currently paying great attention to problems associated with strengthening and establishing the institution of family, family upbringing, and fostering spiritual and moral family values. The Russian president has declared 2024 the Year of the Family. This initiative has made it possible to pay close attention to such issues as maternal, paternal, and childhood protection, as well as direct additional social support measures to improve the demographic situation in the country and the health of the nation. In addition, Russia has adopted strategic regulatory legal documents that aim to protect traditional Russian spiritual and moral values. What influence do traditional family values have on legislation? What proposals to reform this legislation could currently be implemented?
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
The Law and the Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
Лекция
Congress Centre, conference hall D1
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
Punishment before Sentencing: Is there an Alternative to Detention?
Congress Centre, conference hall E12
Every country has its own system of pretrial restrictions, and each has developed its own approaches to preventing suspects from absconding and stopping them from hindering investigations. Detention is the most severe preventive measure used when prosecution through less stringent measures is not possible. At the same time, pretrial detention is the most effective way to ensure that the state can keep tabs on the suspect, which is what makes it the most desirable course of action for the preliminary investigation bodies. The state thus has to balance the interests of the criminal investigation and human rights when applying pretrial restrictions. This session will consider possible alternatives to pretrial detention. What factors influence the decision to use detention as a pretrial measure? Why is bail common in certain countries and almost unheard of in others? How are preventive measures regulated in foreign regulation? How are these measures used in practice?
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
Trust in Remote Communications: Protecting Oneself from Social and Engineering Scams
Congress Centre, conference hall B3
In the modern world, where more and more transactions and communications are taking place online, fraud and social engineering are becoming a particularly acute problem. Remote communication offers new opportunities for attackers who can use various methods of deception and manipulation to obtain personal information or money. This is an important topic that deserves an in-depth discussion among legal professionals. We must find effective ways to protect people against fraud in remote transactions to ensure security and trust between the parties involved. What are some of the criminal fraud schemes used in remote communication and the distinctive features of how fraudsters behave? Would it make sense to introduce a mechanism that ensures the deferred execution of an agreement between a bank client and a banking organization? What are safe payment methods for remote transactions? How are artificial intelligence technologies being used to analyse people’s behaviour? Is it essential to distinguish the concept of a ‘remote transaction’ as a legal category?
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
Balancing the Interests of the Claimant and the Debtor in Enforcement Proceedings: Identifying the Optimal Model
Congress Centre, conference hall E11
Balancing the interests of parties involved in enforcement proceedings is the golden mean that the Russian Ministry of Justice and key state bodies strive to achieve when drafting and implementing the state policy concerning compulsory enforcement. What has already been done to protect the rights of claimants and debtors? Whose rights are more protected? What problems arise when parties to enforcement proceedings exercise their rights? Are their rights being abused in enforcement proceedings and what can we do about it? What prospects exist for improving legislation to balance the rights and legitimate interests of claimants and debtors?
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
The Development of Legal Mechanisms to Protect Businesses
Congress Centre, conference hall B2
Given the external pressure currently being exerted on Russia, supporting domestic business and providing it with guarantees is an absolute must. In 2023, Russia managed to successfully institutionalize business crimes, with the relevant concept being introduced into Article 5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation. How important is it to humanize criminal proceedings and legislation? How sufficient is the level of legal, including procedural, guarantees for entrepreneurs? Do businesses and the government interact effectively? What are the advantages of Russian jurisdiction for doing business, and what further steps need to be taken to develop it? What legal mechanisms are needed today to protect business, and what should the government be paying attention to? What new formats of interaction between the government and business community have proven to be effective?
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
Key Issues Related to Improving Legal Regulation in Hydrocarbon Pipeline Transportation
In partnership with Transneft
Congress Centre, conference hall D3
As a result of the illegal trade restrictions that have been imposed against the Russian Federation and its largest infrastructure companies, Russian exporters are now being forced to redirect their products to countries in the Asia-Pacific region, work with new buyers, and build new supply chains, which means that the capabilities of pipeline and port infrastructure need to be increased. Diversifying the export routes of hydrocarbon supplies to international markets and accelerating the implementation of infrastructure projects have become new strategic objectives that require the prompt adoption of appropriate and effective response measures. What could these measures entail? How can we solve existing problems with compliance practices? What legislative initiatives could serve as a reliable platform to ensure the uninterrupted and smooth operation of the oil and gas transportation industry?
27.06.2024
11:30–13:00
11:30–13:00
The U.S. Federal Reserve: The Highest Form of Corruption
Congress Centre, conference hall D2
Corruption is a term that refers to the abuse of one’s official position for personal gain. The official definition of corruption is “dishonest or fraudulent conduct, undertaken by a person or an organization, which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits.” The role of the Federal Reserve System, i.e. the central bank of the United States and, de facto, the whole world, is one of the most frequently avoided topics for public discussion (on Wikipedia, when you click on the link “criticism of the Fed,” a blank page appears...). Could it be because this outwardly respectable body is the ‘slush fund’ of global financial capital and the main tool of corruption and outright robbery. The Fed was created in 1913 at the initiative of New York bankers in response to a series of financial market panics as the headquarters and ‘project office’ of the financial oligarchy – a quasi-governmental, independent, and extra-constitutional body that was governing the country (and now the whole world) by managing money. Since then, it has been run by unelected people (a board of governors) who in the past were selected based on the criterion of wealth and power, and currently according to the criterion of ‘trust’ of the financial elites. The Fed’s corruption involves a group of individuals usurping and using the monopoly power of money management through the unrestricted theft of economic rent from the vast majority of the world’s population. In this sense, US officials who do not prevent corruption at the Fed are complicit in it. What does the Fed corruption machine look like if you remove the canopy of academic verbiage and media PR? How are they able to rob people in this manner? What is the future of the Fed? What should the rest of the world do to break away from the dictates of the US financial monopoly?
13:00
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Humanitarian Progress in BRICS Countries: People’s Values and Rights and the Development of Cultural and Natural Heritage
Congress Centre, conference hall D3
To bring BRICS+ countries closer together, it is crucial to understand the culture, mentality, traditions, and values of the organization’s partner states. We live in the reality of not just a multipolar, but a multicivilizational world. The people of the world do not want hegemony; they want respect for their history, traditions, and religion. Human rights and freedoms should not be used as a tool of pressure on ‘inconvenient’ countries. How can we establish a new view that is consistent with modern conditions based on the unity of a social world? What are some alternative independent institutions that can study, measure, and evaluate the performance of countries? How can we intensify cooperation in nature conservation and study the cultural practices and values of different civilizations? How can we effectively prevent transnational companies from manipulating consumers in the online environment?
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Legal Protection of Traditional Values: Us and Them
Congress Centre, conference hall E9
With the current propagation of moral ideals that are foreign to Russia, it is becoming important to define the substance of traditional Russian spiritual and moral values, solve the problem of their interrelationship, and search for legal instruments to protect values. Amidst aggressive Western propaganda, it is crucial to strengthen the Russian civic identity, unify the multinational people of the Russian Federation, serve the Fatherland and assume responsibility for its fate, remain patriotic, and censure any betrayal of the Motherland. Preserving and promoting traditional Russian spiritual and moral values is key to the security and sovereignty of the Russian state. For Russia and its multinational people, traditional values ensure an inextricable connection with their history and a special attitude towards their Fatherland and families.
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Philosophy of Law in the Context of the Russian National and Cultural Identity and the Protection of Sovereignty and Historical Truth
Congress Centre, conference hall D1
The Russian school of the philosophy of law is in demand now more than ever. It is in no way inferior to other schools and plays the extremely important role of preserving Russian civilizational space. The main task of Russian philosophy of law today is to develop conceptual meanings and ideas for effective ways to solve current and future problems of government administration, the justice system, the protection of citizens’ rights, and sustainable social development. What is Russia’s experience of state-building and laying the philosophical foundations of various social models? What concepts and ideas have Russian philosophers and scientists put forward, and what role do they play in the field of political and legal research? What is the significance of historiographic studies of political and legal knowledge in countering distorted pictures of Russia’s civilizational development? How are today’s models of political and legal models constructed? How do they form a holistic and complete understanding of approaches to the interpretation of key events in the history of political and legal thought?
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Let’s Make Peace: Mediation or Meditation?
Congress Centre, conference hall E11
Mediation is a promising and actively developing method used to settle disputes and resolve conflicts, which encompasses a wide range of legal relations – from family and labour to economic and business. To ensure the broader use of the institution of mediation, the Russian Ministry of Justice, along with other government bodies and organizations, is drafting proposals to improve the regulation of the institution of mediation, which could create a foundation for future legislative initiatives. What prospects exist for further developing mediation, establishing growth points for this method of dispute settlement, and popularizing and increasing people’s level of trust in this institution?
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
The Role and Responsibility of Law Enforcement Agencies, Managers and Consultants When a Company Faces Sanctions
Congress Centre, conference hall B1
With sanctions impacting a large number of Russian businesses, such issues as management liability are becoming even more important for corporate lawyers. Given the current legal uncertainty and economic turbulence, senior executives and management bodies have to take decisions more quickly: the clock is often ticking, and the situations that companies face are extraordinary. Legislation is changing every day and relationships with partners are being restructured. Company executives should be focusing on all of this, and each decision they take undergoes a stress test to assess liability risks. How can senior management properly organize a company’s work in these turbulent times? What aspects of doing business currently deserve particular attention in order to reduce risks and prevent potential damage?
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Cities of the Future: Smart Technologies and Efficient Space Management
Congress Centre, conference hall B3
The urban economy is a complex system in which various legal issues arise that require attention and resolution. Creating a comfortable and safe living environment is one of Russia’s national goals. Given that the urban economy is multifaceted and legal matters are closely intertwined with social, economic, and environmental issues, the development and introduction of an effective legal framework is crucial to the sustainable development of urban economies. Spatial development, planning and management issues, and smart technologies play an important role in this process. These factors help to optimize the use of resources, promote innovation, and also improve people’s quality of life. How does the legal framework affect a city’s economy? What issues in this regard require urgent attention and solutions? What else can be done to this end to improve the quality of life of urban residents?
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
International Law and Property: New Challenges and Solutions
Congress Centre, conference hall E12
Property rights are traditionally considered the foundation of economic relations. However, despite their generally recognized and inviolable nature, guarantees for the protection of property have become subject to politics. International and national standards for the protection of property rights in the rapidly changing geopolitical situation are undergoing a true test of endurance. Numerous countries are adopting legislative initiatives to confiscate sovereign assets. The publicly declared goal of confiscating state assets by force is becoming a particularly cynical one. There is no doubt that such actions are eroding the centuries-old principles of the sovereign equality of states and the inviolability of their property. The assets of private individuals and government-related companies are coming under attack: their accounts are being frozen, and movable and immovable property is being seized and confiscated under far-fetched criminal pretexts. Such actions are accompanied by restrictions on other fundamental rights, including recourse to court. Of course, neither states nor private entrepreneurs can sit by idly in the face of gross violations of international and national law. What do we need to create new guarantees to protect property from the abuse of cross-border and national instruments of law?
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Electric Scooter: Transport of the Future or a Hazard on the Roads?
Congress Centre, conference hall B4
More and more people are using personal mobility aids in Russia. The average speed of a mobility aid is 15 km per hour, comparable to the average speed of passenger buses and trams, making personal mobility aids attractive to the inhabitants of the modern metropolis. Along with the growth in their popularity, however, comes a growth in accidents. It is imperative that we strike a balance between the regulation of mobility aids, resolve problematic violations of the rules governing traffic, and develop urban infrastructure for the use of such aids.
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Meeting of the Interstate Council for Combating Corruption working group, attended by representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Russia
Congress Centre, conference hall E10
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Digitalization to Enhance Efficiency: Minimizing Discretionary Decisions in Bankruptcy Law
Congress Centre, conference hall D4
The integrated debt management and administration system uses its capabilities to determine what support measures are needed to settle debts not only with the budget, but with commercial creditors as well. When bankruptcy is imminent, creditors look at insolvency proceedings as a means of collection and expect the debt to be repaid. How can we evaluate the effectiveness of the bankruptcy procedure? Could a point system be used as an alternative to randomly selecting an administrator? Could the bankruptcy procedure become clearer and more serviceable for the parties involved?
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Legal Aspects in the New Social Studies Programme
Congress Centre, conference hall B2
The global changes taking place before our eyes today are challenging the national education system in new ways. Especially affected are school social studies programmes, designed to ensure schoolchildren grow up to be good citizens of the Russian Federation. New federal state educational standards and programmes provide for changes to the content of social studies at school for up to three years – from 9th to 11th grades. The crux of the new programme is the absolute necessity of sovereignty if Russian society and every Russian family and individual are to develop and prosper. Why did the social studies programme need to be updated? What are there risks involved in replacing a 6-year programme with a 3-year programme? How will the new programme and state textbooks guide students to a correct understanding of legal culture and consciousness, rights and duties, and respect for generally accepted social norms and moral values? How are the primacy of national interests and the importance of the legal principles enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation covered? What does the new social studies programme look like?
27.06.2024
13:30–15:00
13:30–15:00
Abolition of Law in Western Countries
Congress Centre, conference hall D2
The presumption of innocence? The supremacy of law? Legal procedures? Yes, but no, according to the European authorities. Over the past two years, Russian citizens and companies, as well as Europeans who violate the bloc’s discipline, have been involuntarily competing in a new sport: ultimate legal fighting. What legal chokeholds are European bureaucrats using, and what wording brings tears to the eyes of even the most seasoned prosecutors at sanctions hearings?
16:00
27.06.2024
16:00–18:00
16:00–18:00
Law: The Foundation of Global Balance
Пленарное заседание
Congress Centre, Congress Hall