Theoretical Aspects of Environmental Law and Order

The relevance of the topic is first of all connected with practical circumstances. The danger of unpredictable changes in the stable state of the biosphere is so great that current generations are faced with the task of urgently improving all areas of life in accordance with the need to preserve the existing circulation of substances and energy in the biosphere. With the growing number of global environmental problems in recent decades, many countries have been obsessed by the “green agenda”, which is based on a gradual transition to sustainable models of production and consumption. The survey on the environmental situation conducted by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion showed that in 2023 every second respondent had noted its deterioration over the previous 2–3 years. The Review of the State and Pollution of the Environment in 2022 in Russia showed exceeding the maximum permissible concentrations (MPC) of certain pollutants in most of Russian cities. This means that the quality of atmospheric air does not meet environmental requirements and poses serious risks to human health. Thus, the need for a scientific analysis of law and order in the environmental sphere becomes decisive in relation to other elements of the integral system of law and order in society. Legal regulation of relations in a particular area should be comprehensive and carried out in view of their mutual determination, the «connection of state». Only this approach can ensure proper law and order in all areas of society. In the general theory of law, in works of N. G. Aleksandrov, V. V. Borisov, V. N. Kazakov, L. S. Yavich and others, the general theory of the rule of law was created. In addition, at present researchers analyze the rule of law in various aspects of existence, but do not address the problems of the specificity of the rule of law in certain spheres of social life. The methodological basis of this article is made up of general scientific and special research methods, such as formal-logical, systemic and comparative methods, methods of analysis and synthesis, generalization method. The article formulates the concept of environmental legal order and highlights the features that characterize this legal category. The relationships between the concepts «legal order», «law», and «operation of law», «legal relation» are analyzed. The conclusion of the research is that the environmental legal order is a scientific category that allows understanding the essence and mechanism of implementation of environmental legal regulations.

1. Абанина Е. Н., Сухова Е. А. Правовое обеспечение экологической безопасности Российской Федерации: состояние и перспективы развития : монография. – М. : Юстицинформ, 2022.

2. Анисимов А. П. Общая теория экологического правопорядка: взгляд из России // Вестник Кыргызского Национального Университета имени Жусула Баласагына. – 2018. – № 5. – С. 150–155.

3. Духно H. A. Экологический правопорядок: понятие, структура управления, способы защиты. – М. : Издательство Московского государственного университета путей сообщения, 2000.

4. Еськова К. В., Загороднев В. Ю., Козырев Д. Н. Основы экологического правопорядка в России: Юридическая ответственность за экологические преступления // Правовая позиция. – 2022. – №10 (34). – С. 47–52.

5. Ращупкина Л. В. Экологический правопорядок: общетеоретический анализ. Дисс. ... канд. юрид. наук. – Владимир, 2006.

6. Серов Г. П., Байдаков С. Л. Правовое обеспечение национальной безопасности России в экологической сфере : курс лекций. – М. : Изд-во МНЭПУ, 1999.

7. Устьянцева О. В. Конституционно-правовые основы обеспечения экологической безопасности в современной России : автореф. дис. … канд. юрид. наук. – Саратов, 2012.

8. Хотько О. А. Обеспечение экологической безопасности в сфере формирования концепта «экологический правопорядок»: теоретико-правовые аспекты // Правоприменение в публичном и частном праве: материалы международной научной конференции. – Омск, 2022. – С. 143–147