The humanities and social science

2011 Issue №9

The requirements for concluding administrative contracts developed in Russian legal science

Abstract

This paper attempts to summarise the established in Russian legal science conceptions of legal regulation of contract forms of public administration implementation and offers a model of legal regulation of preparation and conclusion of administrative contracts.

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On the principles of the constitutional status of a people

Abstract

This article deals with the types and content of principles of constitutional status of the people of the Russian Federation. Among other principles, the author distinguishes the principle of legality, the principle of harmonious combination of personal and public interests, the principle of priority of national interest over the government's interests, the principle of ensuring the constitutionalization of the people's will.

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The concept and features of voluntary renunciation of criminal purpose

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This article is dedicated to the definition of the concept of voluntary renunciation of criminal purpose. Through analysing criminal statutes and
criminal law literature, the author identifies and examines the features of voluntary renunciation of criminal purpose: objective termination of intended crime, voluntariness, finality, and timeliness. The article offers a definition of voluntary renunciation of criminal purpose

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The application of dermatoglyphical research for investigative purposes in detecting hate crimes

Abstract

This article analyses the capacity of forensic dermatoglyphics as a means to combat extremism. The author considers the possibility of dermatogliphical forensic examination and proves the need to apply dermatogliphical research in the course of investigation of hate crimes

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