This article explores the interplay between South Africa’s persistent unemployment issue and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Characterized by advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Th ings (IoT), robotics and automation, the 4IR shapes industries and work dynamics, bringing both potential and challenges for employment. Amid South Africa’s historical unemployment struggles, the article examines the 4IR’s impact on the labor market and strategies to address this complexity. The 4IR presents a twofold impact on employment in South Africa. Automation displaces traditional jobs, notably in manufacturing and agriculture, intensifying concerns about job losses. Concurrently, evolving skill demands leave many workers unprepared for roles in emerging fields, exacerbating the existing skills gap and socio-economic inequalities. Nonetheless, the 4IR offers avenues to counter unemployment. Vital reskilling and upskilling initiatives are emerging to equip the workforce with relevant 4IR-related skills. Investing in training programs can ease workforce transitions and mitigate automation’s adverse eff ects. Furthermore, nurturing entrepreneurship and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can stimulate economic diversifi cation and create employment opportunities, fostering a more resilient labor market. To navigate 4IR challenges, proactive measures are crucial. Government policies promoting technology integration, innovation, and workforce development can drive sustainable growth and job creation. Ensuring digital inclusivity is also vital, in bridging the technological divide. In essence, the intricate 4IR-unemployment relationship presents diverse challenges and opportunities.
By cultivating an adaptable workforce, fostering entrepreneurship, and implementing strategic policies, South Africa can tackle the ongoing challenge of unemployment while harnessing the transformative potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The legal status of a domain name in Russian legislation is not precisely defined, because a domain name is not included in the established list of intellectual property objects, however, it can act as one of the constituent elements of a trademark. Domain name fulfills the main economic function, which is to simplify the search for goods on the information and communication network “Internet”. In this sense, the domain acts as one of the means of addressing, thereby helping to quickly find certain goods by means of the company name of the company, which is the holder of the trademark. Analyzing the existing practice of resolving disputes that arise in the process of using a domain name, we can conclude that there are two established positions regarding the definition of the legal status of the domain. First, the domain can be considered as a means of addressing, in this case, the right holder to realize the protection of its own interests must prove the originality of the goods sold by the fi rm name. Secondly, the domain name can be presented as a constituent element of a trademark, but as in this case there is some uncertainty concerning the legal status of this object of civil legal relations.

This article presents a comparative analysis of two administrative procedures for the performance of notarial acts — by local government officials and consular officials. Conclusions are drawn about the scope of legal guarantees. The possibilities of realization of the constitutional rights of citizens through the performance of notarial acts are noted, which is achieved both by regulating the procedure for the performance of notarial acts and establishing additional mechanisms of control over the quality of actions performed by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation and courts of general jurisdiction, and by extending a number of principles of notarial activity to the activities of local government officials. The author points out that such a statement is effectively provided that consular officials perform such qualified actions as certification of transactions, which presupposes high quality standards of notarial actions and public confidence in this, the only possible, way of performing notarial actions outside the borders of the Russian Federation. As a practice-oriented part of the study, normative legal acts of the current legislation of the Russian Federation are cited.

Today, people with disabilities face a huge number of problems, especially the realization of the right to health. Realization and protection is an urgent issue both for Russia and for the international community as a whole.

The formation of the right to health for people with disabilities is considered to be one of the fundamental human rights. At the international level, there is no comprehensive approach to studying the formation of the very content of the right to health. The provisions on the right to health contained in the main international human rights agreements recognize the inadmissibility of discrimination in all its forms in the realization of this right. The issue of the general status of persons with disabilities in international law and the specifics of international protection of the right to health of persons with disabilities is particularly relevant. Providing convincing evidence that the right to health of persons with disabilities is an integral element of the right to health in general, it is noted that the right to health of persons with disabilities is influenced by the following factors: social, cultural, economic, which together have an impact on the physical and mental health of persons with disabilities. It emphasizes the importance of specifying the definition of the “right to health of persons with disabilities” and determining the role of the right to health of persons with disabilities in the system of international law.

This article emphasizes the importance of the UN Security Council in maintaining global order and security, and the need for it to adapt to a rapidly changing geopolitical environment and growing global threats. The text proposes a number of reforms, including expanding the membership of the Security Council to ensure more equitable representation, improving the decision-making process, adopting a more proactive approach to peace and security, and increasing transparency and accountability. The authors emphasize that a stronger and more effective UN Security Council is needed to maintain global order and security, and call on the international community to support these reforms.