The Role and Significance of the Principles of Faunal Law in Law Enforcement Practices in the Russian Federation

Introduction. The principles of law are the milestones of the legal system and are the fundamental benchmarks for the formation, interpretation and application of legal norms. Due to dynamic development of the Russian legislation, complication of socioeconomic relationships and emergence of conflict of law, the need for a thorough understanding of the role of the principles of law in law enforcement practices is growing, especially in the context of their implementation in different branches of law, with each branch having its own features, therefore, requiring precise and harmonized application of principles to achieve justice and balance of interests. The article aims at comprehensive study of the practical application of the principles of Faunal Law, which focuses on preserving biodiversity, ensuring humanistic attitude to animals and rational use of natural resources of the Russian Federation, as well as at revealing problems of legal regulation in this area and formulating proposals for their solution.

Materials and Methods. The research materials included regulatory legal acts, scientific publications and cases from the Russian judicial practices in the field of fauna preservation and use. General and specific scientific methods of cognition were used, including system analysis, comparative legal and dogmatic legal approaches.

Results. The topical problems related to the insufficiency of rules for application of the Faunal Law principles were identified and recommendations for their more efficient implementation to eliminate the conflict of law were given. To ensure the system-based implementation of the principles of Faunal Law in procedural activities and reliable protection of the rights and legitimate interests of the parties to the respective area of legal relationships, the adoption of the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation appears to be a justified measure. This normative and methodological document should emphasize to the lower courts the mandatory application of the principles of Faunal Law in the administration of justice, and underline direct regulatory and legal significance of these principles.

Discussion and Conclusion. The article focuses on the significance of the principles of law as a basis for the development of efficient legislation, and their influence on the practical implementation of the legal norms in the frame of Faunal Law. The reasoned proposals and recommendations developed by the authors could be advised for future use for improvement of the national legislation, in the part referring to the regulation of fauna preservation and use, taking into account the integration of Faunal Law principles into law enforcement practices.

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