UDK: 346:656.08

Olga Al. Khotko - Candidate of Law, associate professor, Belarusian State University

Abstract. The current paper is a presentation of the content of the report, read by the author at the II International Scientific and Practical Conference “Environmental Security and Transport: Problems of Law”, held on June 3, 2022 at the discussion platform of the Law Institute of the Russian University of Transport (MIIT). The author has carried out an analysis of national and international legislation, the law of the EAEU to determine the most important areas for improving the ways of interaction between states to attract attention to the environmental and economic issues. This situation is due to the consolidation of the sustainable development goals formed in the Resolution of the UN General Assembly “Transforming our world: Agenda for sustainable development for the period up to 2030”. Based on the results of the current study, there have been formulated theoretical conclusions that contribute to the development of applied aspects of the implementation of measures to ensure environmental security in connection with the transport activities.

UDK: 332.021:356/359

Ivan V. Kholikov - main researcher, professor, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation

Mariya S. Kupriyanovich - Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation

Abstract. The current paper is devoted to problematic issues related to the deepening of contradictions between members of the world community in the Arctic region, due to the aggravation of the international situation because of ongoing global processes. The emerging threats to the national security of the Russian Federation in the Arctic gives rise to the necessity to maintain defense potential and strategic stability of the Russian Federation in the Arctic, as well as to provide favorable conditions for a fair delimitation of maritime spaces in the interests of the country’s socio-economic development. Due to it, the importance of the Northern Sea Route as one of the most effective tools for ensuring the interests of Russia in the Arctic is of great urgency, the use of which relates to several factors that invariably contain an international political component. There have been considered in detail the issues of the formation, development and functioning of the Northern Sea Route. There have been substantiated the conclusions about its strategic importance in ensuring Russia’s interests in the Arctic, which are focused on the economic and social development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.

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.