UDK: 342.951:351.82

Sergey Al. Semenov - FASRT Russian Maritime Security Service

Abstract. The establishment of safety zones around artificial islands, installations, and structures operated and used in the exclusive economic zone and on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation is one of the elements of their security. It is provided for by both maritime law and transport security legislation. However, there are conflicts between their norms, which are not resolved in favor of special norms yet. As a result, the Government of the Russian Federation has not identified artificial islands, installations and structures located on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation, which are transport infrastructure objects, around which safety zones are established. As a result, transport infrastructure entities have no legal grounds for implementing the measures provided for by transport security legislation in safety zones. There is uncertainty in the competence of the FSC of Russia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which negatively affects the planning and implementation of measures to enforce security of installations and structures. According to the conducted analysis, there has been concluded that any violations of the boundaries of safety zones and the security measures by unauthorized vessels, floating craft or persons do not entail criminal or administrative liability envisaged by the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation or the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for violation of transport security requirements. The current paper has proposed solutions to the identified collisions.

UDK: 341.225:004

Tatiana B. Mordvinova - Maritime Law Agency (St. Petersburg); Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, mla@oceanlaw.ru

Aleksandr S. Skaridov - Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, alexskar94@hotmail.com

Abstract. Today, the process of digitalization is increasingly active in the field of maritime transport, namely electronic navigation is developing, management processes are being automated, software products are being introduced into almost all ship systems such as communication, cargo handling and management, ship control, ship power equipment, power supply, etc. The development and adoption of law regulations aimed at reducing ships’ vulnerability to cyber-attacks, the actions of malicious software and, as a result, increasing navigation security is a function of state control in the field of the maritime industry, and a responsibility of a captain of the seaport. Cyber threats are not a new phenomenon for the maritime industry, but the regulatory framework for counteraction is in the process of formation. According to the authors, the main responsibility of e-information circulation control in relation to ships in ports should belong to the seaport administration, and the development of law regulations should belong to the government.

UDK: 327:339.5

Mikhail V. Zharikov - Doctor of Economic Sciences, associate professor, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, michaelzharikoff@gmail.com

Irina Iv. Shatskaya - Candidate of Economic Sciences, associate professor, Russian University of Transport, irina_shatskaya@mail.ru

Abstract. BRICS has a strong influence on global GDP growth. This influence is revealed by more goods passing through the global supply chain. A wider trade, investment and transport cooperation within BRICS could contribute much more to the common cause if there were more incentives supported by the agreed policy. Therefore, BRICS needs common principles of customs and tariff regulation and common transit rules. However, the BRICS member states are still ready to maintain independence and sovereignty in making important economic and political decisions, and tend to pursue protectionist policy and protect domestic producers from foreign competition. The crisis of 2020 showed that deeper cooperation was of great necessity to ensure strong economic activity, better ways of transporting and communication, and safety and health. The current paper has presented a look at what Russia could do for BRICS in supporting increased cooperation, including common Eurasian transit routes, common security measures and common vaccination (Sputnik V) and common transport shipping (GLONASS) to become an effective means for more close cooperation in solving current economic, social, communication and medical problems.

UDK: 341.9:656.078

Eduard F. Shakhnazaryan - Main Directorate of Ministry of Justice of Russia

Abstract. The coronavirus pandemic has broken the continuous chain of interaction between the manufacturer and the consumer, forced to make serious adjustments to the logistics of most companies. The current paper, using the example of Russia, China and Europe, examines the impact of the pandemic, as well as the restrictive measures introduced in the field of transportation by various modes of transport. The paper has given a qualification to ‘force majeure circumstances’ on the part of the legislator. An urgent problem is also the fact that the courts of the Russian Federation do not classify the coronavirus pandemic as force majeure circumstances, which deprives the parties of being exempted from civil liability due to the occurrence of such circumstances. Despite this, the current study, using the example of judicial practice, was able to note a tendency for certain indulgences to debtors by the courts (reducing the size of the penalty, penalties, etc.).

UDK: 339.923

Aleksey S. Kharlanov - Candidate of Technical Sciences, Doctor of Economics, professor of the department of world economy of the FSEPI HE “Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation”

Elena Iv. Sherysheva - Deputy Director of the department of transport and infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC)

Viktoriya Al. Pavlova

Abstract. The current paper has presented the history of the evolution of the processes of modern integration group formation on the example of the Eurasian Economic Union. There has been considered the role of the People's Republic of China in promoting the ideas of cooperation between the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and the search for joint sales markets and opportunities for creating and developing VAT chains. There have been given the possible scenarios for the transformation of the Eurasian Economic Union in the global scale and in interaction with the republics of the former USSR as a strategic union of the geoeconomic significance of Russia’s influence.

UDK: 338.28

Dariya Al. Dinets - Candidate of Economic Sciences, associate professor, head of the department “Economics and management in railway transport” of the Irkutsk State Transport University

Anatoliy S. Merkulov - Candidate of Economic Sciences, docent, associate professor, head of the department “Economics and management in railway transport” of the Irkutsk State Transport University

Abstract. The current paper has studied possibility to estimate adaptability of the world experience in transport corridor managing, including international, to the process of organizing and managing the Eastern railway test range. Particular attention has been paid to the analysis of the possibilities to implement the corridor management principle on the Trans-Siberian Railway to have possibility of competitive interaction with the railways of Europe, East and Central Asia in the framework of international transport construction projects. There has been conducted a comparative analysis of the management practices of intermodal transport corridors according to access universalization and intermodality stimulation. There have been found out the conditions and prerequisites for achieving commercial payback of transport construction and integration projects due to priority areas, cargo types, types of rolling stock and the role of international transport integration in achieving the goals of socio-economic development of regions. There has been determined that the focus on long-distance transportation of bulk cargo hampered the implementation of the transport corridor management principle on the Trans-Siberian Railway. There has also been proven that a vertically integrated structure with a network of unequal functional and territorial branches with fundamentally different goals prevented the possibility of providing non-discriminatory access to the railway transport infrastructure, including for intermodal transport operators. The lack of competitive advantages in interconnected transport modes is also a prerequisite for the non-profitability of transport construction and integration projects, the involvement of mass players in exchange market in the carrying and carrying capacity of integrated carriers. Finally, there have been given the key directions of improving the Trans-Siberian Railway system of organization and management in order to ensure competitiveness, to obtain positive effects from the implementation of projects for organizing railway test ranges, as well as effective integration into projects for the development of international transport corridors.

UDK: 341.24

Vasiliy N. Gutsulyak - Doctor of Law, professor, head of the department “Maritime Law” of the Law Institute of the Russian University of Transport, honorary worker of the Navy, president of the International Maritime Law Association, leading expert of the Center for the promotion of autonomous navigation technologies ‘MARINET RUT’

Abstract. Sea transport is one of the most high-tech modes of transport, “absorbing” all the new achievements of science and technology. It is impossible to imagine a modern ship without a whole complex of technical means to enforce its security and prevent pollution of the marine environment. A new stage in the development of international shipping was the emergence of maritime autonomous surface ships with various levels of automation, allowing reducing the number of crew on board or even completely abandon its services, using autonomous navigation technologies. Scientific and technological progress gives rise to the necessity for a clear legal regulation of the interaction between a man and technology, which are to provide safety standards (proselyte norms) that have their own characteristic features. The current paper has presented an etymological analysis of the term “proselyte” taking into account domestic and foreign sources, formulates the author's definition of a proselyte norm, which, according to the author, should contain a technical requirement in a specific digital expression and/or “correlate” with technology (technical device). An important feature of proselyte norms is that they do not operate in isolation from other legal norms. Moreover, sometimes the implementation of certain legal norms is impossible without the application of proselyte norms. By their legal nature, proselyte norms are social norms, since they are aimed at achieving a certain social effect. All conclusions of the author have been illustrated with specific examples. The current paper has also presented the author’s classification of proselyte norms within the framework of maritime law, depending on the content of the disposition, on the applied method of legal regulation, on the system of law in which it functions, on legal force and on a lawmaking subject. Much attention has been paid to such types of proselyte norms as international and national technical standards. Finally, the current paper has pointed out the necessity for further research on the legal nature of proselyte norms, their features, functions, their implementation procedure and the ways to improve their efficiency.

UDK: 338.4:656.01

Mikhail V. Zharikov - Doctor of Economic Sciences, professor of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Irina Iv. Shatskaya - Candidate of Economic Sciences, docent, associate professor of the department ‘Administrative Law, Ecological Law, Information Law’, Law Institute, Russian University of Transport

Abstract. The relevance of studying the problems of transport and infrastructure support of the tourism industry has been manifested in the necessity to adapt the industry in an unfavorable sanitary and epidemiological situation. The significance of the study results is in the development of approaches that allow the enterprises of the tourism industry to function taking into account the implementation of social distancing measures, special requirements for hygiene.

UDK: 341.9

Vladimir Ev. Chebotarev - Candidate of Economic Sciences, docent, associate professor of the department ‘Administrative Law, Ecological Law, Information Law’ of the Law Institute of the Russian University of Transport

Irina Ol. Rakova - student of the Law Institute of the Russian University of Transport

Abstract. The current paper deals with the discussion of the current regulatory legal acts governing international flights over the state territory. These include national and international regulatory legal acts. International treaties and national legislation of states divide international flights into two categories: scheduled and non-scheduled. The main source of legal regulation of international air flights is the Chicago Convention of 1944. The paper has proposed to amend this international document regarding non-scheduled flights. Russia's withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty is currently a topical event.

UDK: 349.6

Olga Al. Khotko - Candidate of Law, docent, associate professor of the department of ecological and agricultural law, the Belarus State University

Anna Al. Chebotareva - Doctor of Law, docent, head of the department ‘Administrative Law, Ecological Law, Information Law’ of the Law Institute of the Russian University of Transport

Abstract. The current paper has analyzed the regulation of ensuring environmental safety in the field of transport activities in various countries and interstate integration formations. The paper has also considered the prospects for improving legal international approaches in order to increase cooperation between countries. Among the significant factors that impede the solution of this urgent problem is the imperfection of the institutional environment for ensuring environmental safety. There has been established that the European Union has a mechanism for interaction between the countries - members of the Eurasian Economic Union, but it is not sufficiently developed. There has been proposed to intensify international cooperation in the environmental and legal sphere, which is a necessary element in the transport sector in order to reduce the impact of transport on the environment and the global problem associated with climate change. There have been made conclusions about the necessity to formulate the principles of international cooperation in the field of ensuring environmental safety of transport activities.