Legal Studies : Study Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE .................................................................................................................. 6
SECTION 1. THE BASIS OF THE THEORY OF STATE ..................................... 7
1.1. Definition and the Features of State ......................................................... 7
1.2. Form of State ............................................................................................ 8
1.3. Types of Forms of Government ............................................................... 9
1.4. Forms of Government ............................................................................ 10
1.5. Forms of State Regime ........................................................................... 11
SECTION 2. FOUNDATIONS OF THEORY OF LAW ....................................... 12
2.1. Law as a System of Social Norms….. ................................................... 12
2.2. Rule of Law: Concept and Structure ...................................................... 13
2.3. Classification of Legal Norms ............................................................... 14
2.4. Sources (Forms) of Law: Concept ......................................................... 15
2.5. Normative Legal Act as the Main Source of Law in the Russian Federation ........................................................................................ 16
2.6. System of Law ........................................................................................ 17
2.7. Main Industries of Russian Law ............................................................ 18
2.8. Legal Relation ........................................................................................ 19
2.9. Legal Qualities of the Subjects of Legal Relationships ......................... 20
2.10. Offenses: Concept and Characteristics ................................................ 21
2.11 Types of Offenses.................................................................................. 22
2.12. Constitution of Offense ........................................................................ 23
2.13. Implementation of Law ........................................................................ 24
SECTION 3. FUNDAMENTALS OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ...................... 25
3.1. Concept and Principles of the Constitutional System of the Russian Federation ........................................................................................ 25
3.2. Constitutional Characteristics of the Russian Federation ...................... 26
3.3. Legal Status of an Individual ................................................................. 27
3.4. Legal Status of an Individual ................................................................. 28
3.5. Constitutional Duties of a Citizen and an Individual ............................. 29
3.6. Concept and Principles of Citizenship of the Russian Federation ........................................................................................ 30
3.7. Grounds for the Acquisition and Termination of Russian Citizenship ............................................................................................. 31
3.8. Constitutional Principles of Russian Federalism ................................... 32
3.9. Types of Subjects of the Russian Federation ......................................... 33
3.10. Constitutional and Legal Status of the President of the Russian Federation ........................................................................................ 34
3.11. Powers of the President of the Russian Federation .............................. 35
3.12. Constitutional Status and Procedure of Formation of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation ..................................................... 36
3.13. Matters of the State Duma .................................................................... 37
3.14. Affairs of the Federation Council ........................................................ 38
3.15. Order of Formation and Composition of the Government of the Russian Federation ........................................................................................ 39
3.16. Powers of the Government of Russian Federation .............................. 40
3.17. The Judicial System of Russian Federation ......................................... 41
3.18. Prosecutor's Office of Russian Federation ........................................... 42
SECTION 4. FUNDAMENTALS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ....................... 43
4.1. Concept and Sources of Administrative Law ........................................ 43
4.2. Administrative Legal Relations.............................................................. 43
4.3. Administrative Offense: Concept and Classification ............................. 44
4.4. Administrative Responsibility ................................................................ 45
4.5. Types of Administrative ......................................................................... 46
SECTION 5. FUNDAMENTALS OF CIVIL LAW .............................................. 47
5.1. Civil Law: Concept, Subject, Method, Sources ..................................... 47
5.2. Civil Legal Relations: Concept and Features ......................................... 48
5.3. Structure of Civil Legal Relations………………… ............................. 49
5.4. Legal Entities as Subjects of Civil Legal Relations ............................... 50
5.5. Organizational and Legal Forms of Legal Entities ................................ 51
5.6. Ownership……………………………… .............................................. 52
5.7. Grounds for the Emergence of Ownership Rights ................................. 53
5.8. Civil Obligations…………………………… ........................................ 54
5.9. Principles of Securing Obligations………………. ............................... 55
5.10. Methods of Securing the Fulfillment of Obligations ........................... 56
5.11. Classification of Contracts in Civil Law .............................................. 57
5.12. Inheritance Law…………………………............................................ 58
SECTION 6. FUNDAMENTALS OF LABOR LAW ........................................... 59
6.1. Labor Law: the Concept and Main Sources ........................................... 59
6.2. Employment Contract: Concept, Parties, Content, Types ..................... 60
6.3. Documents for Employment .................................................................. 61
6.4. General grounds for termination of an employment contract ............... 62
6.5. Termination of the Employment Contract at the Initiative of the Employer ....................................................................................................... 63
6.6. Concept and Types of Working Hours .................................................. 64
6.7. Rest Time and its Types ......................................................................... 65
6.8. Labor Discipline ..................................................................................... 66 SECTION 7. FUNDAMENTALS OF FAMILY LAW .......................................... 67
7.1. Family Law: Concept and Sources ........................................................ 67
7.2. Conditions for Marriage ......................................................................... 68
7.3. Procedure for Marriage ......................................................................... 69
7.4. End of Marriage ..................................................................................... 70
7.5. Grounds and Conditions for Declaring a Marriage Invalid ................... 71
7.6. Personal Non-Property Rights and Obligations of Spouses .................. 72
7.7. Property Relations of Spouses ............................................................... 73
7.8. Rights of Minor Children ....................................................................... 74
7.9. Parents' Rights and Responsibilities ...................................................... 75
7.10. Deprivation of Parental Rights ............................................................ 76
7.11. Forms of Upbringing of Children Without Parental Care ................... 77
SECTION 8. FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL LAW ..................................... 78
8.1 Concept, System, Sources of Criminal Law ........................................... 78
8.2. Concept and Types of Crimes ................................................................ 79
8.3. Concept and Objectives of Criminal Punishment ................................. 80
8.4. System and Types of Criminal Punishment ........................................... 81
8.5. Criminal Liability of Minors .................................................................. 82