Legal aspects of migration processes
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2025_4_98
Abstract
The work presents the main explanations of the Constitutional Court of Russia on the main legal acts in the sphere of migration and the status of persons in Russia, doctrinal postulates in a comparative analysis of foreign experience, reflects innovative changes in legislation, and statisti cal data on offenses in the sphere of migration.
About the Authors
Y. A. TimoshenkoRussian Federation
TIMOSHENKO Yulia A. – Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines at the University of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Adviser to Justice
O. V. Bobrova
Russian Federation
BOBROVA Olga V. – Candidate of Law, Professor of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines at the University of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Adviser to Justice.
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Timoshenko Y.A., Bobrova O.V. Legal aspects of migration processes. Обозреватель–Observer. 2025;(4):98-114. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2025_4_98