Authors: Aleksey Anisimov, Anatoliy Ryzhenkov

Environmental Law in the Russian Federation

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ISBN: 978-981-5049-17-6 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5049-16-9 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2022
DOI: 10.2174/97898150491691220101

Introduction

Environmental Law in the Russian Federation presents a comprehensive textbook on the current state of environmental legislation of the Russian Federation. The textbook is divided into three sections that are ordered for an increasing level of specialization in the subject.

- The first section (General Part) gives a definition of environmental law, formulates its principles and considers the sources of environmental law and legal relations. Readers will learn about the issues related to the ownership of natural resources, the legal framework and specifics of environmental protection and management, and associated human and civil rights. The distinguishing features of economic regulation in the area of environmental protection as well as issues of responsibility for environmental offenses are also covered.

- The second section (Special Part) sets forth the main environmental requirements for certain types of economic and other human activities and the specifics of environmental protection in areas with a special environmental legal regime (specially protected areas and ecological disaster zones). Chapters in this section consider the main areas of protection of certain natural objects (water, forests, land, etc.).

- The third section (Specialized Part) clarifies the main areas of international cooperation in the field of environmental protection and considers the main characteristics of the environmental protection experience of other countries.

The textbook is an essential reference for law and business students in Russian schools. It is also of interest to entrepreneurs planning ventures in Russia and researchers involved in comparative legal analysis.

Foreword

The state of the environment and the efficiency of protecting environmental human and civil rights leave much to be desired in the last years. The low level of environmental legal culture and environmental education of citizens, civil servants, and representatives of the business community is among the numerous reasons for this phenomenon. Meanwhile, it cannot be said that the state and the scientific community do not take any steps to remedy this situation. The textbook under review written by scholars renowned in Russia is an example of the scientific community’s concern over the current environmental problems. The textbook is written in accordance with the requirements of the Russian state standard for jurisprudence.

It should be noted that the book under review is written in simple and clear, legally literate literary language and can certainly be successfully used in the educational process. In addition to the analysis of the current legislation and clarification of the provisions of the scientific doctrine, the authors try to familiarize readers with the procedural issues of the exercise of their environmental rights (or, accordingly, the duties of public authorities) in the field of natural resource management and environmental protection. This methodical approach can be found in all chapters of the textbook.

It should be noted that the book under review is written in simple and clear, legally literate literary language and can certainly be successfully used in the educational process. In addition to the analysis of the current legislation and clarification of the provisions of the scientific doctrine, the authors try to familiarize readers with the procedural issues of the exercise of their environmental rights (or, accordingly, the duties of public authorities) in the field of natural resource management and environmental protection. This methodical approach can be found in all chapters of the textbook.

The textbook includes a total of 10 chapters grouped into three parts. The first (general) part considers the general provisions on environmental law, its scope, sources, problems of the exercise of environmental human rights, the system of environmental management authorities, economic incentives of environmental protection, and liability issues. In the second (special) part, the authors consider the distinctive features of environmental protection in individual areas of human activity (industry, agriculture, defense, etc.), specific features of the protection of particular natural resources (land, water, subsoil, etc.) as well as the concept and peculiarities of the legal regime of areas with a special environmental legal status. The third (specialized) part includes the study of the distinctive features of international cooperation in environmental protection and the experience of a range of foreign countries.

It appears that being original and innovative both by its idea and structure, this textbook is full of interesting facts and contains valuable information on a wide range of current problems of the theory and practice of environmental law. The textbook encourages thinking about the prospects of environmental legal science development and can be useful to readers from other countries – businessmen, the public, students, and scholars in conducting comparative studies.

E.S. Navasardova
Doctor of Juridical Sciences
the Professor of the Department of Environmental, Land and Labor Law of North-Caucasus Federal University
Russia
Stavropol