The family as a social group requires enhanced legal and social protection. The relationship between crime and the dysfunction of the family institution is evident in the mechanism of an individual’s unlawful behavior. The global changes in the political, military, economic, social, and other spheres of the Russian state’s activities, which are taking place in the 2020s, inevitably affect not only the socio-economic situation of society but also its spiritual and moral state, which will be directly correlated with the dynamics of crime. The most significant criminological problems in this context are the significant increase in the number of low-income families; the growing number of children left without parental care; the decline in the social role of the family in society and its educational potential; the rise in conflict in interpersonal relationships; and the erosion of established family values.

This article (Part One) examines the theoretical and legal aspects of the implementation of the right to scientific creativity and its freedom. Part Two will address practical aspects and propose an algorithm for the realization of the right to scientific creativity, covering the grounds for its emergence, subjects, structure, rights and obligations, limits of exercise, and liability. In the context of the evolving legal regulation of science and scientific-technical policy, new issues concerning the implementation of the right to scientific creativity are arising, which require further specification. Given that each scientific result obtained as a product of creativity necessitates individualization, legal protection, dissemination, assimilation, etc., the holders of this right acquire a complex set of rights, obligations, and legitimate interests. These rights are particularly significant when determining liability and when it becomes necessary to identify the grounds for prosecution, as well as to establish clear benchmarks for the limits of exercising the right to scientific creativity, beyond which one may not proceed.

The article examines the objects of criminal law protection in the sphere of sports and the criteria for distinguishing disciplinary offenses from criminal offenses. Drawing on formal legal and criminological analysis, the author shows that criminal interference in sports encroaches upon human health, the integrity of sports results, public order, and the property interests of market participants. Qualification problems are considered in the following areas: anti-doping violations (Articles 230.1, 230.2 and 184.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and their correlation with general offenses against personal health; corruption, including unlawful influence on the results of competitions (Article 184 of the Criminal Code), commercial bribery and bribery of officials; violence and coercion in the training process; crimes in the digital environment (match-fixing, manipulation of betting and broadcasts). A comprehensive approach to qualification is substantiated, under which the special sports-related offense is applied alongside the provisions protecting the individual and public order. The article formulates criteria for criminalizing violations in sports: actual harm to legally protected interests, the material nature of the encroachment on the integrity of the result, the socially dangerous nature of the method of the act, the use of the athlete’s dependent position, and the transnational nature of criminal schemes. It is concluded that the task of criminal law is not to replace disciplinary sports regulation, but to protect relations that cannot be effectively secured by disciplinary means alone; directions for the prevention of sports-related crime are proposed.

The purpose of this article is to study the development of institutional foundations for regional policy governance in modern Russia within the context of federal relations. The research objective is to study regional policy within the framework of a systems approach, which enhances its effectiveness through equal interaction between federal and regional authorities. Materials and Methods: Within the theoretical framework of the study, key approaches are identified, including the targeted-equalization, selective, and geopolitical approaches. In recent years, regional policy has been most active in the most promising macroregions – the Far East and the Arctic. The institutional approach highlights the key actors – federal and regional authorities – and their interaction practices. This targeted approach to regional policy has led to institutional innovations in the creation of new federal agencies and corporations responsible for Far Eastern and Arctic policy. Results and conclusion: After the return of direct elections of heads of constituent entities, regional authorities have increased their political agency and legitimacy among the local population. Their performance is measured not only by election results but also by key performance criteria determined by the federal center. Key indicators include social policy, overall economic development and investment inflows, demographics, and depopulation measures. Practical significance and prospects of the study: regions and local authorities, having greater influence over the implementation of regional policy, enhance the effectiveness of this policy, which impacts the development of equal relations between the center and the regions within the framework of the evolution of Russian federalism.