Opalev, A.V. Legal guarantees of national security: object, immediate object and goals.

Abstract: The article concerns theoretical substantiation for the object, immediate object and goals of legal guarantees of national security. The legal guarantees of national security require clear definition of the object of legal regulation, its immediate object and the goals, which need to be achieved within the framework of this object. In the opinion of the author the object of legal guarantees of national security is the national security sphere, while its immediate object includes relations and activities in this sphere, requiring legal guarantees. Based upon the provided attitudes towards object and immediate objects of legal guarantees, the author singles out the topical area of the said legal guarantees. The author uses general theoretical scientific analysis methods, which are needed for exploring the topic of this article. Based upon the studies of the current condition and theoretical evaluation of legal guarantees of national security the author makes conclusions on the object, immediate object and goals of this type of guarantees. It is pointed out that the problem of object, immediate object and goals of the legal guarantees has both theoretical and practical dimensions. Defining the object of legal guarantees of national security allows for clearer formulation of purpose and main goals of such guarantees. The author makes a conclusion that one may state that currently there is a relative basis for legal regulation of national security in Russia. At the same time, the current situation of legislative basis for the national security guarantees may be defined as a system at the stage of formation, that is why it has the qualities typical of transitional periods.

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