Notwithstanding there is no exact information about the direct liaison between Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and international trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), however it may be said that most of the enhancements in Intellectual Property (IP) sphere were proposed by developed countries because of challenges relating to their commercial interests. In addressing this matter, this chapter will try to answer several questions on the ground that to what extent IPRs play an important role in enlargement of trade relations and in the decision-making process concerning where to invest, and respectively trends in order of a favorable climate expected by global business community. Further, it will be underlined in a depth manner that which investors need a strong IP regime, since some economic areas do, in fact, not stipulate a strong IP regime in the operation process. In addition, granting foreign patenting and licensing (mainly compulsory) and their legal grounds will be among discussed subjects by emphasizing their perspectives from technology and knowledge diffusion viewpoint.

   This article is concerned with the analysis of the problem of consideration in the imposition of criminal law measures of the circumstances characterizing the personality of the guilty, in accordance with the norms of criminal legislation of other states. Since the current legislation of Russia is largely based on the values of the Romano-Germanic system of criminal law and at the same time on the experience of Soviet law, the author analyzes the criminal codes of the countries of the near abroad, as well as of the states of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, the study of the experience of regulation of criminal law measures other than punishment in the states with traditional democratic principles and established legal order is important also because they have tested various alternatives of punishment and even criminal liability, implemented in respect of certain categories of persons who have committed a crime for several centuries. The article highlights the most positive experience of regulation of individualization of criminal law measures taking into account the personality of the offender in such states as Belarus, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Austria and many other countries.

   The following aspects of the activities of “Logos” Student Scientific Society of “TISBI” University of Management have been considered by the author in the research work: conceptual apparatus of this student self-government, its structure and structural units, goals, and objectives of “Logos” Student Scientific Society in the course of its activities, as well as the role of the organization and its impact on the life of the students of “TISBI” University of Management. Particular attention is paid to the activities that the youth association carried out as a result of the implementation of its activities. This includes not only the standard activities for many Student Scientific Societies, but also activities contributing to the intellectual development, improvement of student literacy, and improvement of his oratorical and personal qualities. Since the new academic year, “Logos” Student Scientific Society has been actively developing cooperation with other institutions of higher education as well as with companies, for example, charity meetings with the “Shelter of Man” Rehabilitation Center. In addition, the Student Scientific Club “Illumination” began to function. During the activity of this structural unit of Student Scientifi c Society meetings with famous scientists not only of the Republic of Tatarstan, but also of the Russian Federation are held, scientific works of bachelors, masters and graduate students are discussed, round tables are held.