Legal Regulation of Mega-Science Projects in Russia

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of legal foundations of implementation of mega-science projects on the territory of the Russian Federation. These projects involve the implementation of breakthrough research aimed at obtaining knowledge important for the development of the whole mankind. Implementation of mega-science projects requires concentration of scientific, human and primarily financial resources, which, in turn, is possible only in the context of formation of the necessary legal framework. The study has allowed the authors to come to the conclusion that at present in the Russian Federation the necessary legal framework for the implementation of mega-science projects has been created. The most important direction of legal regulation of Mega Science covers consolidation of mechanism of financing unique scientific facilities. At the same time, the mechanism as a whole is based on the most important principle of budgetary law, namely, results-based budgeting. To this end, the main source of mega-science projects funding is the federal budget that is allocated within the framework of State programs.