On April 5, 2019 the conference on scientific and practical aspects “Modern problems of legal regulation of investment: the experience of Russia, Europe, Asia and Latin America” was held at the University O E Kutafin (MSAL). The event was held within the framework of the VI Moscow Legal Forum “The Russian Legal System in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”. The conference included a solemn signing of a cooperation agreement between the International Union of Lawyers and Economists (France) and the Association of Russian Diplomats (Russia) and a ceremonial signing of a cooperation agreement between the International Union of Lawyers and Economists (France) and the Russian-Asian Lawyers Association (Russia). The role of law in ensuring the development of the economy is difficult to overestimate. The investment climate largely depends on the conditions of legal support for investments, on the availability of adequate legal means for the implementation of investment projects, and on consolidated guarantees for the protection of investor’s rights and legitimate interests. The Law also plays an important role in attracting foreign investment to Russian economy. As part of the discussion at the conference, the speakers considered what trends and prospects are emerging in the development of investment legislation in Russia and foreign countries. The Rector at Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), Chairman of the Russian Lawyer’s Association, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Viktor Blazheev addressed the participants and guests of with a welcoming speech, noted the relevance of the roundtable topic and the importance of regulation of investment activities for both Russian and foreign law.
Roundtable’s chairman and moderators:
Egorova Maria: - Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Competition Law of the Moscow State Law University named after O.E. Kutafin (MSAL), Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Moscow Branch of the Russian Lawyer’s Association, Chairman of the Commission for Improving Antitrust Law of the Moscow Branch of the Russian Association of Lawyers, Honorary Professor at Logos University (Miami, USA), Co-President of the International Union of Lawyers and Economists (France), member International Committee for the Digital Economy (BRICS)
Belykh Vladimir - Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department of Business Law of the Ural State Law University, Honorary Member of the International Union of Lawyers and Economists (France).
Roundtable deputy-chairman:
Petrov Dmitriy: Professor at Department of Commercial Law, St. Petersburg State University, Doctor of Law, Professor.
Belitskaya Anna: Professor at Department of Business Law, Law Faculty, Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosova, PhD in Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor.
The main presentations were read by:
Alain Duflot, lawyer, expert - international practice in the field of law, founder of the law office "Duflot & Partners", Co-president of the International Union of Lawyers and Economists (France), lecturer at the University Lyon III Jean Moulin (Lyon , France), Honorary Consul of Guatemala in Lyon (France).
Topic: "Regulation of investment by Law in different countries: a comparative analysis"
Dariusz Gibasiewicz, lawyer, managing partner of the law office Gibasiewicz (Warsaw, Poland), member of the International Union of Lawyers and Economists (France)
Topic: "Contemporary problems of investment regulation in the European Union (individual issues)".
“Global investment: prospects and trends”
David Chilstein, Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of Criminal Law of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law, D. (Paris, France)
Topic: “Criminal law in the sphere of investment in stock markets”
Ashish Deep Varma, Lawyer, Founder and Managing Partner, Vidhisāstras-Advocates & Solicitors Law Office, (New Delhi, India)
Topic: “Global investments, perspectives and trends”
Kishore Singh, Doctor of Law, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education (2010-2016), (Paris, France)
Topic: “Legal regulation of investments in the sphere of the right to education”
Vladimir Belykh, Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department of Business Law, Ural State Law University, Honorary Member of the International Union of Lawyers and Economists (France)
Topic: "Legal regulation of investment activities: the experience of Russia and China"
Tafintsev Maxim Vladimirovich President of the Russian-Asian Legal Association, Lawyer (Russia)
Topic: “Chinese investments in the“ single path ”program: legal problems and ways to solve them”
