Свобода собраний в Белоруссии и России: сравнительно-правовой анализ

Abstract

The authors of the article undertake a comparative study of the existing legislation of Belarus and Russia on the Freedom of Assembly. The focus point of the research paper is concentrated on the investigation of practical problems of the Public Protest Law in the Union State of Belarus and Russia founded in 1999. One of the declared aims of the Union State is the harmonization of legal systems of member- states. Taking into account this declaration, the authors of the article provide recommendations regarding further liberalisation of the Public Assembly Law in Belarus and Russia. The authors arrive at the conclusion that the legislative activities in the field of the Public Protest Law in the Union State of Belarus and Russia should be continued in the nearest future.