Vedyakhin, V.M. Defense measures as a legal category.

Abstract: As Professor Vedyakhin notes, currently the definition of “defence measures” is not sufficiently developed either in literature, or in legislation. Do the terms “defence measures” and “legal responsibility” mean the same thing? What are the possible criteria for their separation? Is there difference between “protection of rights” and “guarding the rights”? This article contains author’s position on the issues, as well as critical analysis of the views of other Russian authors, and of modern Russian legislation.