The article presents the results of a series of studies devoted to the research into the prospects for the introduction and the development of digital currency instruments. The issues of the possibility of moving away from the dollar system, or its radical transformation have been considered. The estimate of the objectivity of making such a decision has been carried out.
The research focuses on the models and the techniques instrumental in analyzing the dynamics of real assets, used composite currency baskets, and, consequently, producing forecasts concerning the patterns of the prospective dynamics of future currency instruments, as well as formulating potential requirements and conditions for these instruments.

In the article, the authors defi ne the relationship between the relevance of career growth and the sphere of motivation. The dependence of human needs on career growth is considered. The possibilities and stages of career growth in various types of organizations, depending on the structure of production, are also investigated. The role and importance of career growth for young people receiving higher education in the 21st century are revealed. The advantages of having career growth in the fi eld of labor relations are formulated: for the employer and employee.

The paper analyzes some specifi c features of applying the institute of mandatory marking on the territory of the Russian Federation. It also considers the role of customs authorities in controlling the imported goods, which are subject to mandatory marking.

The paper highlights the relevance of doing research into global environmental problems, and considers some of the major issues, viz.: global climate change, environmental pollution, as well as the reduction of biodiversity. The article investigates the response of the international community to the development of the global environmental issues mentioned above. Moreover, the author considers the process of formulating and developing the environmental policy of diverse states, being one of the priority tasks of international actors. The fi nal section presents the major conclusions on the subject.

The article provides a comparative legal analysis of the options of legislative regulation of the custom of “bride kidnapping” in the Russian Federation and overseas. It is pointed out that, despite signifi cant progress in the achievement of gender equality, in some regions of the world there are still practices grossly violating the existing national and international norms aimed at protecting the woman’s honor, dignity and freedom. The author provides some statistical data demonstrating the scale of the problem and its aggravation over time. The article examines and compares the corpus delicti of the crime of abduction of a woman for the purpose of forced marriage, as well as the measures of responsibility established for committing such an act. The research presents the evaluation of the methods of counteraction to the custom of “bride kidnapping” chosen by different states, specifying their advantages and disadvantages.
Building on the results of the analysis the conclusion has been made that the effi ciency of applying the measures of legal regulation of the practice of bride stealing mainly depends on cultural features of the region, the effectiveness of law-enforcement bodies, and the level of development of public legal consciousness. The author suggests making amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to introduce a separate article establishing criminal liability for kidnapping a person for the purpose of forced marriage, while leaving the sanctions within the limits of Art. 126 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation or increasing them as for committing an act motivated by cultural specifi city. It is suggested that the norm should be supplemented by the qualifying signs most often accompanying “kidnapping”.

The article deals with the problem of applying the norm provided for in Part 5 of Article 33 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The author provides a detailed analysis of other aiding and abetting actions which are not stipulated in this norm. To solve the above problem, the paper suggests another option for regulating the fi gure of an accomplice in criminal legislation.

This article aims to investigate the essential features of the right to use usufructuary and to compare them with the limited real rights to use residential premises: the right of the legatee, the right of the user under the contract of life annuity of a dependent of a citizen, the right of former family members of the owner of the residential premises who refused from privatization. The main objective consists in identifying the differences between the usufructuary right of use and the types of use of the above-mentioned limited real rights, as well as in revealing the issues of legal regulation and protection of these rights.

The transition to the post-industrial phase of economic development and the construction of an information society within the framework of the digitalization of the economy are primarily associated with the provision of services through digital ecosystems and platforms. The widespread use of artifi cial intelligence (hereinafter referred to as AI) is currently observed in the implementation of entrepreneurial activities. Therefore, the assessment of the prospects for the employment of breakthrough, new technologies, including artifi cial intelligence, is becoming increasingly relevant and urgent, both in customs and business perspectives. Based on the research, the author has clarifi ed the concept of “artifi cial intelligence” (AI), namely, artifi cial intelligence should be understood as the ability of a digital computer algorithm to perform specifi c tasks usually associated with the life of intelligent beings (humans). The study has revealed the positive and negative consequences of applying artifi cial intelligence. Building on the analysis of the accumulated experience in the use of artifi cial intelligence algorithms within the framework of the current customs regulation in the Russian Federation, the paper has identifi ed the most promising areas of applying artifi cial intelligence in the fi eld of regulation of foreign economic activity, in interdepartmental interaction within the framework of customs operations.