CSR is becoming an essential initiative and a significant sign in the development of business companies throughout the world. Over the last decade CSR has witnessed important progress which addresses environmental sensitivities and societal challenges directly (European Commission 2006). Another important point is that this concept has been widely accepted in the developing countries through adoption of various regulatory documents by the business participants. The purpose of this project is to identify the role and importance of CSR initiatives in terms of socially responsible business. The study reveals a close connection between CSR initiatives and business activity. Following this, an argument against CSR and difficulties with the implementation of CSR initiatives are also embodied in this project. Th is paper will explore the concept of CSR and its role in the business sphere, wherein a more favorable climate for all business actors, discussions on contrast arguments and at last, summation of the main points will be emphasized too.

The article considers the concept of the status of the subject of the Russian Federation, highlights its signs and structural elements. The author’s definition of “constitutional status of the subject of the Russian Federation” is presented. At the same time, the possibility of introducing the concept of “constitutional-legal form of the subject of the Russian Federation” is analyzed. The artificiality of opposing the two declared categories is shown. The article investigates the possibility of changing the status of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, which is subject to constitutional requirements: mutual consent of the Russian Federation and the constituent entity of the Russian Federation and compliance of the procedure with the norms of a special federal constitutional law. This means that the established model of federalism is not static, the transformation of the subject composition of Russia is possible (its reasons may be different). However, the constitutional indication of the necessity to adopt a federal constitutional law has not been fulfilled until now (for more than thirty years of the Constitution’s history). The article presents an original approach to the study of the status of a subject of the Russian Federation through the prism of its economic and legal position. Russia is characterized by a high degree of uneven economic development in the territorial context. The state policy of the Russian Federation is based on the introduction of economic indicators that determine the order of interaction between the regions and the federal center. At the same time, the analysis of law-making has shown that with regard to regions and areas, additional exceptions are established (due to the need for economic development) in the system of organization of public power in the subordinate territory. Several legal regimes are used—special economic zone, innovation center, free port.

The article analyzes the aims pursued by injured persons in compensating them for moral damage in the form of monetary equivalent in the pre-revolutionary (pre-Soviet) period, the Soviet period and at present. The civil punishment for personal offense in the pre-revolutionary period and the practice of using the received money by the victim in that period and at present are investigated. It is concluded that in recent times the institute of compensation for moral damage is used only for personal purposes, sometimes for property enrichment and even “consumer extremism”.

The authors of this article analyze the evolution of contract law in the context of public-private partnerships, focusing on the development of public-private partnership agreements in Russian law. The study also reviews the transition from private law principles to public law principles; it discusses the unique problems arising from the dual interests of the state and private parties. The study reveals the key statements of the Federal Law on public-private partnership and its compliance with the principles of civil law; questions are raised about the need to duplicate legal norms and principles. The complexity of harmonization of civil law norms with the norms characteristic of public-private partnership is emphasized.

The article reviews the analysis of law enforcement practice of the procedure for financing election funds in order to identify defects in the legislative regulation of these legal relations and to develop possible solutions to eliminate emerging problems. The issue of election financing in Russia and its interrelation with the increasing role of money in politics is considered. The authors of the article argue on the topic of the dispute about the necessity of public financial reporting of political parties: about the approach of public financial reporting requirements and access to mandatory open detailed reporting. The issues of distortion and inconsistency of official reporting of funds are raised. The issue of ineffective control over the sources of receipt of financial resources to the funds of parties and candidates is considered. A number of recommendations were made to solve the current problems in the area under consideration.