Current objectives of energy legislation and modern legal science were discussed at the RUSSIA EXPO

Pavilion No. 46 "Energy of Life", which introduces visitors to the history and achievements of the country's fuel and energy complex, hosted the International Conference "Musin Readings 2024. Current Issues of Energy Legislation and Modern Legal Science".

This year the event was dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the birth of Valery Musin, an outstanding Soviet and Russian legal scholar, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2008), a specialist in civil law, civil procedure and private international law, who made an invaluable contribution to the development of Russian legal science and personnel training. The conference was supported by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the Association of Lawyers of Russia. Valery Musin's pupils and colleagues, young scientists, representatives of government agencies, energy companies and public organizations, practicing lawyers, and postgraduate students took part in the discussions.

"For us, 'Musin Readings 2024' have a very special significance because the conference is held in the year of the 85th anniversary of Valery Abramovich Musin's birth, and I am very grateful to everyone who supported us in holding this event. Thank you for being here today," Viktoria Romanova, Doctor of Law, Professor, Director of the ANO "Research Center for Development of Energy Legislation and Modern Legal Science named after V. A. Musin", Chairwoman of the Commission of the Association of Lawyers of Russia on Energy Law and Development of Legislation in the Sphere of Fuel and Energy Complex, addressed the conference participants.

At the opening of the conference, welcoming addresses from Anastasia Bondarenko, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, and Andrei Fursenko, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, were read out.

"Legal regulation in the energy sector plays a crucial role in ensuring efficient and sustainable development of the industry. Your work is aimed at finding new solutions and approaches that will help to improve legislation and increase the efficiency of the energy sector. I am confident that the exchange of experience and knowledge within the framework of the conference will be an important contribution to the development of energy law and will allow us to jointly overcome the challenges the industry faces," Anastasia Bondarenko noted.

"The tasks of energy legislation development in modern legal science are becoming particularly relevant, and many topics arouse well-deserved interest from the scientific expert community of practitioners. The issues put up for discussion are of great importance for ensuring energy security, competitiveness of the energy industry, training of modern personnel of the highest qualification. I wish everyone fruitful work and long-term cooperation," said Andrei Fursenko, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation.

The conference participants and organizers also received greetings from Viktor Zubkov, Chairman of the Gazprom Board of Directors, Konstantin Chuichenko, Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation, Maxim Nedzvetsky, Director General of Gazprom VNIIGAZ, Vladimir Pligin, Co-Chairman of the Association of Lawyers of Russia and others.

The conference included the ceremonial signing of the Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Education between the Energy Law Research Institute (Republic of Turkey) and ANO "Research Center for Development of Energy Legislation and Modern Legal Science named after V.A. Musin".

"I was pleased to hear about the merits of Valery Musin and I am very happy to be present at the conference organized in his honor. Energy legislation in Turkey has come a long way in the last twenty years, and we expect that cooperation between our countries in all areas of our activities will only grow stronger in the near future, and it will be on the basis of the Musin Center for the Development of Energy Legislation and Modern Legal Science," said Suleyman Bosca, Managing Partner of Bosca Law, Head of the Energy Law Research Institute, Head of the Energy Dispute Resolution Center (Republic of Turkey).

The most pressing issues of energy legislation and modern legal science were put up for discussion. Among them were modern trends in the further formation of energy legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union, BRICS+ and friendly states, current issues of gas, nuclear, oil and electricity law, trends in the development of corporate governance and digitalization in energy companies, procurement activities in the fuel and energy sector, dispute resolution practices in the energy sector, state regulation and supervision in the energy sector. The theses of the conference participants will be published in a commemorative monograph dedicated to the 85th anniversary of V.A. Musin.

The conference summarized the results of the first stage of the All-Russian contest of scientific publications by young specialists of the fuel and energy complex and young scientists. The participants of the contest were awarded with certificates of honor. In addition, within the framework of the readings, the members of the Commission on Energy Law and Development of Legislation in the Fuel and Energy Complex were awarded.