The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic shocked the world, overwhelming the health systems of even high-income countries . Many health experts believe that the new strain of coronavirus likely originated in bats or pangolins . The novel coronavirus epidemic first broke out in Wuhan and has been spreading in whole China and the world. The incidence of COVID-19 grew steadily in Nigeria, moving from an imported case and elitist pattern to community transmission . The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel human coronavirus disease outbreak, which began in Wuhan, China, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) . The rising rates of infections in a number of European countries, the high number of COVID-19 cases in China (the epicenter of the virus at the time), and international flights still operating, made Nigeria particularly vulnerable. The global outbreak of coronavirus disease in 2019 is affecting every part of human lives, including the physical world. The measures taken to control the spread of the virus and the slowdown of economic activities have significant effects on the environment . Older people along with others with underlying medical conditions are at higher risk of mortality. This article ex amines what Covid-19 is all about, its origin, effects and impact on the environment, particularly the Nigeria society . It considered the effects of COVID-19 on the administration of justice system in Nigeria . It also examined the various efforts by Nigerian government in ensuring environmental sustainability. It was observed that most of the laws governing environmental protection were not obeyed during and after the pandemic, going further, to make necessary recommendations .

The article analyzes the legislative models for the classification of crimes (criminal acts) of the former Soviet republics and their impact on criminal law consequences . The author puts forward a proposal for borrowing promising norms for the domestic system of categories of crimes . The analysis of the categorization of crimes in the Russian Federation was carried out. An intermediate conclusion is made about the legislator ignoring the rules on the unity of dividing these categories, since in addition to the nature and degree of social danger of the crime, the form of guilt is also taken into account — first as part of a sanction that reflects the nature and degree of social danger of the crime, and then as an independent criterion. In this regard, foreign categorization models are described and presented for comparison .

The article discusses the features of the second stage of Russian education — magistracy, which appeared in the course of the development of the Bologna Declaration in the Russian education system. The structure of the Bologna system is also analyzed. The features of master's programs implemented at the Faculty of Law of the Kazan Federal University are revealed. The statistics of the demand for master's programs among students is presented. An analysis of the norms of the current legislation on education showed that the development of legal education does not stand still, and along with the changing requirements for graduates, master's programs are also changing. In 2018, the Faculty of Law revised the structure of the master's program and provided applicants with an updated list of master's programs, each of which had its own characteristics, discussed in the study.