VIII BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Note . 182 INTRODUCTORY REVIEWS The Best of the Forum By Olga Shevchenko (Russia) . 183 At the Forefront of Legal Science and Practice By Sergey Zaikin (Russia) . 193 Humanistic Values in Law By Larissa Zakharova (Russia) . 206 FORUM HIGHLIGHTS LEGAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND THEORETICAL INSIGHTS The Law of Force and the Force of Law Lecture by Valery D. Zorkin (Russia) . 216 A Philosophical Response to the Seven Questions Presentation by John M. Finnis (Great Britain) . 242 The Role of Law in the Era of Change Presentation by Alessandro Criscuolo (Italy) . 251 Moral Foundations and Natural Law Presentation by Alexander V. Konovalov (Russia) . 263 The Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts as an Example of Non-State Rules of Law: A Rival or a Friend of Positive Law? <...> Presentation by Alberto Mazzoni (Italy) . 270 LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Supremacy of Law as a Fundamental Principle in the Work of Eurasian Economic Union Presentation by Berik M. Imashev (Kazakhstan) . 278 International Commercial Arbitration – The Japanese View Presentation by Akira Kawamura (Japan) . 283 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW AND JUSTICE: PARALLEL WORLDS OR CONNECTING VESSELS? <...> International and National Criminal Justice: Compatibility and Interaction Presentation by Vagn Joensen (Denmark) . 288 Russian Criminal Legislation on Crimes against Peace and the Security of Humankind: A Critical Evaluation Presentation by Gennady Esakov (Russia) . 296 www.kulawr.ru Volume 2 October 2015 Issue 2(4) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS POLITICAL PROBLEMS, ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT The War of ‘Sanctions’ and the Law of International Responsibility Article by Yaroslav S. Kozheurov (Russia) . 306 Unilateral Sanctions in a Multipolar World: Legal Challenges Article by Dmitriy Kulikov, Vitaliy Slepak and Vladimir Zhbankov (Russia) . 332 STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS Public Procurement Law in the Russian Federation: Shortcomings and Development Prospects Note by Arthur Kamalyan (Russia) . 351 INTERVIEWS WITH PROMINENT FORUM PARTICIPANTS Interview with John M. Finnis: ‘Where Does Law Come From?’ By Larissa Zakharova . 360 Interview with Christophe Bernasconi: The Hague Conference on Private International Law and Russia By Paul Kalinichenko . 363 Interview with Marina Freire: The Conference of Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Member States: Perspectives <...>
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BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome Note ............................................................................................................ 182
INTRODUCTORY REVIEWS
The Best of the Forum
By Olga Shevchenko (Russia) .................................................................................... 183
At the Forefront of Legal Science and Practice
By Sergey Zaikin (Russia) .......................................................................................... 193
Humanistic Values in Law
By Larissa Zakharova (Russia) .................................................................................. 206
FORUM HIGHLIGHTS
LEGAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND THEORETICAL INSIGHTS
The Law of Force and the Force of Law
Lecture by Valery D. Zorkin (Russia) ........................................................................ 216
A Philosophical Response to the Seven Questions
Presentation by John M. Finnis (Great Britain) ....................................................... 242
The Role of Law in the Era of Change
Presentation by Alessandro Criscuolo (Italy) ........................................................... 251
Moral Foundations and Natural Law
Presentation by Alexander V. Konovalov (Russia) ................................................... 263
The Unidroit Principles of International Commercial
Contracts as an Example of Non-State Rules of Law:
A Rival or a Friend of Positive Law?
Presentation by Alberto Mazzoni (Italy) ................................................................... 270
LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Supremacy of Law as a Fundamental Principle
in the Work of Eurasian Economic Union
Presentation by Berik M. Imashev (Kazakhstan) ..................................................... 278
International Commercial Arbitration – The Japanese View
Presentation by Akira Kawamura (Japan) ................................................................ 283
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW AND JUSTICE:
PARALLEL WORLDS OR CONNECTING VESSELS?
International and National Criminal Justice:
Compatibility and Interaction
Presentation by Vagn Joensen (Denmark) ............................................................... 288
Russian Criminal Legislation on Crimes against Peace
and the Security of Humankind: A Critical Evaluation
Presentation by Gennady Esakov (Russia) ............................................................... 296
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POLITICAL PROBLEMS, ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
The War of ‘Sanctions’ and the Law of International Responsibility
Article by Yaroslav S. Kozheurov (Russia) ................................................................ 306
Unilateral Sanctions in a Multipolar World: Legal Challenges
Article by Dmitriy Kulikov, Vitaliy Slepak and Vladimir Zhbankov (Russia) ......... 332
STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS
Public Procurement Law in the Russian Federation:
Shortcomings and Development Prospects
Note by Arthur Kamalyan (Russia) ........................................................................... 351
INTERVIEWS WITH PROMINENT
FORUM PARTICIPANTS
Interview with John M. Finnis: ‘Where Does Law Come From?’
By Larissa Zakharova ................................................................................................. 360
Interview with Christophe Bernasconi:
The Hague Conference on Private International Law and Russia
By Paul Kalinichenko ................................................................................................. 363
Interview with Marina Freire: The Conference of Southern Common
Market (MERCOSUR) Member States: Perspectives for Legal
Cooperation and Integration
By Paul Kalinichenko ................................................................................................. 367
Interview with Alberto Mazzoni: ‘Both lex sportiva
and lex mercatoria are positive law, but not made by the state’
By Larissa Zakharova ................................................................................................. 371
Interview with Akira Kawamura: ‘Japanese law allows not only
commercial disputes but also lab our disputes to be resolved
by arbitral tribunals’
By Olga Shevchenko ................................................................................................... 374
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Welcome Note ............................................................................................................ 182
INTRODUCTORY REVIEWS
The Best of the Forum
By Olga Shevchenko (Russia) .................................................................................... 183
I. Introduction .............................................................................................. 185
II. Enhancing the independence of the Judiciary
and the adversarial principle: the standpoint of the Bar ........................ 186
III. Legal barriers on access to world cultural heritage.
Is there a solution? ................................................................................... 186
IV. What pension system does modern Russia need? .................................. 189
V. Establishing limits on state sovereignty on the internet:
the boundaries of freedom ....................................................................... 190
VI. Protection of personal data: legal answer to the challenges raised
by global information progress ................................................................ 191
VII. Is international arbitration stagnating?
Will the Asian arbitration centres inject fresh blood
into dispute resolution procedures? ........................................................ 191
At the Forefront of Legal Science and Practice
By Sergey Zaikin (Russia) .......................................................................................... 193
I. Legal education: alternative view ............................................................. 194
II. Unilateral sanctions in multipolar world: legal challenges ................... 196
III. Enhancing the independence of the Judiciary
and the adversarial principle: the standpoint of the Bar ........................ 199
IV. Reforming liability law in Russia:
agenda for 2015 .................................................................................................200
Humanistic Values in Law
By Larissa Zakharova (Russia) .................................................................................. 206
I. Introduction .............................................................................................. 207
II. Legal barriers to access to world cultural heritage:
is there a solution? ....................................................................................... 208
III. Protection of personal data: legal response to the challenges
of the global information progress ........................................................... 211
FORUM HIGHLIGHTS
LEGAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND THEORETICAL INSIGHTS
The Law of Force and the Force of Law
Lecture by Valery D. Zorkin (Russia) ........................................................................ 216
Peculiarities of modern ‘age of changes’ ......................................................... 217
Law and justice. Social pillar of law ................................................................. 218
Human rights and society ................................................................................ 220
Modernization and the regulatory role of the state ........................................ 224
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State sovereignty and international law .......................................................... 226
The Constitution and international criminal justice ....................................... 228
On interference by the world community
in affairs of sovereign states ............................................................................. 232
Law and the situation about Crimea. The principle of territorial
integrity of a state and the principle of equality
and self-determination of peoples .................................................................. 233
On unconstitutional replacement of state power ............................................ 237
Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 241
A Philosophical Response to the Seven Questions
Presentation by John M. Finnis (Great Britain) ....................................................... 242
I. The foundations of law. Where does law come from? ............................ 243
II. From where do we derive our notions of right and wrong? ................... 246
III. What are the roots and substance of our most cherished values? ......... 246
IV. Are there fundamental precepts respected in every faith/society? ........ 247
V. Are there differences in the precepts and values of different
societies and are they justifi ed, or should anyone judge? ...................... 248
VI. Is religious faith necessary as a foundation of just law? ........................ 248
VII. How should our perception of law and morality at the level
of the individual and under domestic law translate into public
international law and the conduct of States? .......................................... 249
The Role of Law in the Era of Change
Presentation by Alessandro Criscuolo (Italy) ........................................................... 251
I. Introduction .............................................................................................. 252
II. The factors changing modern life and the Law ....................................... 253
III. The creation of common values with all due respect for different
cultural traditions as the great goal of modern society .......................... 254
IV. The interconnection between the law and other disciplines
and practices should be strengthened ..................................................... 258
V. The role of interpreting the law today ..................................................... 260
VI. The increasing role of international law in the modern world ............... 261
VII. Conclusion ................................................................................................. 262
Moral Foundations and Natural Law
Presentation by Alexander V. Konovalov (Russia) ................................................... 263
I. Conceptual foundations of natural and positive law:
evolution and mutual infl uence ............................................................... 264
II. Morality and law: aspects of rational and irrational correlation ............ 265
III. Legal principles: origin, defi nition and mission ...................................... 266
IV. Causes and consequences of compliance and breaches
of legal principles ...................................................................................... 267
V. Legal principles as objective natural law.
Legal principles and modern society ....................................................... 268
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The Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts
as an Example of Non-State Rules of Law:
A Rival or a Friend of Positive Law?
Presentation by Alberto Mazzoni (Italy) ................................................................... 270
I. The tension between positive law and natural law ................................. 271
II. The tension between State law and non-State rules of law .................... 273
III. The UPICC as the new lex mercatoria ..................................................... 274
IV. Positive law: prospects for the future ...................................................... 277
LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Supremacy of Law as a Fundamental Principle
in the Work of Eurasian Economic Union
Presentation by Berik M. Imashev (Kazakhstan) ..................................................... 278
International Commercial Arbitration – The Japanese View
Presentation by Akira Kawamura (Japan) ................................................................ 283
I. The remarkable growth of the Asian arbitration centres ........................ 284
II. The ‘permanent power shift from West to East’
in the aftermath of the Global fi nancial crisis ......................................... 285
III. The advantage of arbitration in the international context ..................... 285
IV. Legal service asymmetries ........................................................................ 286
V. The creation of international arbitration institutions in Japan ............. 287
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW AND JUSTICE:
PARALLEL WORLDS OR CONNECTING VESSELS?
International and National Criminal Justice:
Compatibility and Interaction
Presentation by Vagn Joensen (Denmark) ............................................................... 288
I. Introduction .............................................................................................. 290
II. Three important areas of international cooperation
relevant for the ICTR ................................................................................ 291
(1) The assistance received by the ICTR in relation to its core work ... 291
(2) Capacity building and outreach programmes ................................. 292
(3) The referral of cases to national jurisdictions ................................. 293
III. Conclusion ................................................................................................. 295
Russian Criminal Legislation on Crimes against Peace
and the Security of Humankind: A Critical Evaluation
Presentation by Gennady Esakov (Russia) ............................................................... 296
I. Introduction .............................................................................................. 297
II. General provisions of criminal law and serious violations
of international humanitarian law ........................................................... 299
III. Special provisions of criminal law and serious violations
of international humanitarian law ........................................................... 303
IV. Conclusion ................................................................................................. 305
Bibliography ...................................................................................................... 305
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POLITICAL PROBLEMS, ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
The War of ‘Sanctions’ and the Law of International Responsibility
Article by Yaroslav S. Kozheurov (Russia) ................................................................ 306
I. Introduction .............................................................................................. 307
II. ‘Ukraine-related sanctions’ ....................................................................... 309
III. Sanctions or countermeasures? ............................................................... 310
IV. Is there a ‘policeman’ of the international community? ......................... 322
V. Conclusions ............................................................................................... 327
Bibliography ...................................................................................................... 329
Unilateral Sanctions in a Multipolar World: Legal Challenges
Article by Dmitriy Kulikov, Vitaliy Slepak and Vladimir Zhbankov (Russia) ......... 332
I. Introduction .............................................................................................. 334
II. Concept contents and targets of international sanctions........................ 334
III. Milestones of sanctions campaigns ......................................................... 335
IV. The sanctions mechanism under EU law ................................................ 337
V. EU sanctions and WTO law ..................................................................... 338
VI. Legal remedies against EU sanctions ...................................................... 346
Bibliography ...................................................................................................... 350
STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS
Public Procurement Law in the Russian Federation:
Shortcomings and Development Prospects
Note by Arthur Kamalyan (Russia) ........................................................................... 351
I. Introduction .............................................................................................. 352
II. Current legislation on public procurement in Russia ............................. 353
III. Public procurement regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union ......... 356
IV. Conclusion ................................................................................................. 359
INTERVIEWS WITH PROMINENT FORUM PARTICIPANTS
Interview with John M. Finnis: ‘Where does law come from?’
By Larissa Zakharova ................................................................................................. 360
Interview with Christophe Bernasconi: The Hague Conference
on Private International Law and Russia
By Paul Kalinichenko ................................................................................................. 363
Interview with Marina Freire: The Conference of Southern
Common Market (MERCOSUR) Member States:
Perspectives for Legal Cooperation and Integration
By Paul Kalinichenko ................................................................................................. 367
Interview with Alberto Mazzoni: ‘Both lex sportiva
and lex mercatoria are positive law, but not made by the state’
By Larissa Zakharova ................................................................................................. 371
Interview with Akira Kawamura: ‘Japanese law allows not only
commercial disputes but also labour disputes
to be resolved by arbitral tribunals’
By Olga Shevchenko ................................................................................................... 374
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