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Ildar R. Begishev - Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure, Kazan Innovative University named after V. G. Timiryasov, Chief Researcher of the Research Institute of Digital Technologies and Law, Honored Lawyer of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Russia

Abstract. The current paper is a review of the monograph by M. A. Bazhina “Intelligent transport systems in transport activities: problems of legal regulation”. The purpose of the review was to estimate the scientific novelty, theoretical and practical significance of the study in the context of modern challenges of digitalization of the transport industry. The methodological basis of the review was a system approach and critical analysis of the conceptual provisions of the monograph. The current paper has estimated the approaches proposed by the author to defining the concept of intelligent transport systems, legal regulation of their individual elements, and the status of participants in legal relations in this area. Particular attention has been paid to the analysis of the gaps and contradictions identified by the author in the current transport legislation. The monograph under review is the first fundamental study of the legal aspects of the functioning of intelligent transport systems in Russian legal science. The current work has provided a comprehensive analysis of the problems of legal regulation of information transport systems, identified existing gaps in legislation and proposed specific ways to solve them. The results of the monograph could be used in scientific and pedagogical work, legislative activity, and further research in the field of transport law. The reviewer has concluded about the significant contribution of the monograph to the development of domestic legal science. The main conclusion of the work is the necessity to form a holistic concept of legal regulation of intelligent transport systems.

Keywords: intelligent transport systems; legal regulation; digitalization of transport; unmanned vehicles; autonomous vessels; electronic document management; cybersecurity; legal liability.

References:

1. Bazhina, M. A. Intellektual'nyye transportnyye sistemy v transportnoy deyatel'nosti: problemy pravovogo regulirovaniya [Intelligent transport systems in transport activities: problems of legal regulation]: monografiya / M. A. Bazhina. — Moskva : Prospekt, 2025.

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Begishev I.R. At the Crossroads of Law and Technology: A Critical Approach to Legal Regulation of Intelligent Transport Systems // Transport law and security. 2025; (2(54)):185―191.