Abstract: The authors thoroughly examine such aspects of the topic as the size of the international legal responsibility of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the issues of the presence of the EAEU legal responsibility on the territory of the member-states according to their national legislation. A special attention is given to the international legal adherence of the Eurasian Economic Union, namely to the volume of the individual rights and obligations of the EAEU, the ability to carry the international-legal responsibility, endowment of the authority on behalf of the member-states, as well as adherence to national law of the member-states. The authors analyze the positions of the EAEU Treaty, Consultative agreement of the Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the International Court of Justice of 1949. The scientific novelty consists in the necessity of determination of the further competency of the Eurasian Economic Union. The authors conclude that the EAEU carries limited international legal responsibility derivate from the legal responsibility of its member-states, while carries a different legal personality than legal entities while on the territories of the EAEU.

Keywords: Legal personality of international organization, law of EAEU, legal personality of EAEU, Eurasian Economic Union, legal personality, international personality, international law, limited legal personality, international organization, rights of EAEU

Abstract: The article includes the study of the derivative character of legal personality of international organizations as a key category for the functioning of the legal entity. In spite of the fact that this issue was an object to many studies, not all of the topical moments got enough attention. The author analyzes the development of approaches to the studies of the legal personality of international organizations from the early XX century, when this issue was hardly regarded, to the modern stage. The author also pays attention to the consultative opinion of the ICJ of 1949, which stated its opinion on this issue, and provided for this quality. The author shows the primacy and power of the state as a subject of international law and derivative character of international organization, and also connects international legal personality of organizations with their inner autonomy from the member states. The study of the derivative character of the legal personality of international organizations allows to understand the relations and activities of subjects of international law much better.

Keywords: international law, theory of international law, law of international organizations, legal personality.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of the activities of the International Financial Corporation (IFC) in the sphere of stimulation of the innovation development at the global scale. The author studies role and functions of the Corporation in the sphere of global transfer of technologies. Much attention is paid to its investment activities and consultation activities.

Keywords: international law, innovations, investments, technologies, transfer, knowledge, development, assistance, stability.

Abstract: The Convention on Biological Diversity was issued in Rio-de-Janeiro on June 5, 1992. Its main goals it to keep biological diversity, provide for stable use of its components, and equal and fair mutual profi ts, related to use of genetic resources, including necessary access to genetic resources including provision of access to genetic resources with due regard to all the rights to such resources and technologies and due fi nancing. The monograph, which is subject to the review, is devoted to analysis of experience of practical implementation of the provisions of this Convention, regarding the turnover of genetic resources and use of traditional knowledge in various countries and continents. It is of interest for the Russian readers, who are interested in problems of legal regulation of turnover of genetic resources not only in Russia, but throughout the world.

Keywords: international law, resources, biological diversity, convention, knowledge, access, genetic resources, use, law.

Abstract: In the first part of this article estoppel is analyzes as a separate principle of international law. The author establishes the differences between one-sided legal act, silent consent and the principle of estoppel. The author then comes to a conclusion that estoppel is a separate principle of modern international law, which is autonomous and independent. In the second part of the article, the international legal value of this principle is evaluated. The mechanism of estoppel, which is based on good faith and mutuality is aimed to ensure legal security of subjects of legal relations. The positive direction of the regulative influence of this principle is that through the requirement for consistent behavior of states it restores the mutual balance of subjective rights of states

Keywords: international law, principle of international law, ICJ, legal security of subjects of law, obligation of consistent behavior of states, material and procedural principle of international law, means of evidence in open judicial proceedings, principle of go

Abstract: One of the key goals of the international community in the XXI century is to ensure new deeper understanding of the collective security with all necessary functions, strategies and institutions, so that it shall be effective, economically rational and fair. The universal system of collective security shall allow to preserve peace and prevent wars. What is the role of the UN in its formation and development?

Keywords: international law, jurisprudence, UN, globalization, collective security, international organizations, international security

Abstract: The article is devoted to the issues of activities of the CLCS, which was formed under the UN Convention on Maritime Law of 1982. The author describes the legal nature of the Commission, the issues on status of the members of the Commission.

Keywords: jurisprudence, international law, international maritime law, international justice, peaceful settlement of international disputes, CLCS, international disputes, judicial means, Arctic Regions