Law of the Russian Federation «On Subsoil»: The Core of the Possible Codification of the Mining Law of the Russian Federation

Almost 30 years have passed since the adoption of the Law of the Russian Federation “On Subsoil”, but in scientific circles and among practicing lawyers, discussions about the incompleteness and fragmentation of the mining law system of the Russian Federation still do not subside. In this regard, the problem of codifying the array of legislation of the Russian Federation on subsoil accumulated to date is urgent and relevant. The purpose of the paper was to study the possibility of using the current Law of the Russian Federation «On Subsoil» in terms of developing on its basis a more complex, comprehensive legislative act — the Mining Code of the Russian Federation. The paper proposes a new wording of the definition of the term «mining law», conducts a legal analysis of the provisions of the Law of the Russian Federation «On Subsoil», gives a legal assessment of the potential that was originally laid down by Russian legislators in the text of the above basic legislative act for the purposes of possible subsequent codification. Certain shortcomings of the Law of the Russian Federation «On Subsoil» are revealed, legal gaps are identified, which the author proposes to fill in the development of the draft Mining Code of the Russian Federation. The position of the author as a practicing lawyer regarding the possible codification of the mining legislation of the Russian Federation is presented. The conclusion is made about the conditional possibility of adopting the provisions of the current Law of the Russian Federation «On Subsoil» as the basis for the development of a comprehensive codified act of the mining legislation of the Russian Federation.

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