About the department

The Department of International and Public Law is an organizational part of the structure of the Faculty of Law of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, formed because of the reorganization of FinU faculties and departments, which was completed on February 1, 2024.

The Department of International and Public Law was established to carry out the educational process, educational, methodological and research work, training, and advanced training of scientific and pedagogical personnel in accordance with the goals of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Since the Department was created as a result of the FinU reorganization, it is a continuation of the history of the Department of International and Public Law, and it continues the development of the FinU Faculty of Law as part of the disciplines taught by the faculty of the Department.

The mission of the Department is to provide high quality educational services and development of domestic science in international and public law.

The activities of the Department are aimed at:

• Providing the educational process in the disciplines assigned to the Department in accordance with the state standards, work programs and methodological support tools approved in accordance with the procedure established by the FinU,
• Development of the educational process based on the generalization of foreign and Russian best practices,
• Active use of new educational technologies in the educational process,
• Organizing and conducting scientific researches aimed at satisfying the needs of the FinU, as well as public authorities, enterprises, organizations and institutions,
• Attracting students to active participation in various conferences, round tables and other active intellectual events that contribute to the development of soft skills,
• Development of the science of Russian law, including publication of the results of methodological, scientific-methodical and research activities in various scientific publications,
• Participation in various competitions for scientific grants,
• Reviewing doctoral theses, scientific articles, monographs, textbooks, textbooks prepared for publication, and other scientific projects.

The Department teaches 128 academic disciplines, including: arbitration practice of dispute resolution in financial control, protection of the rights of citizens and legal entities in public law relations, criminology, international financial, economic and sports law, convergence of law in tax legislation, constitutional control of international economic relations, legal regulation money circulation, information technologies in the financial sector, legal and ethical problems of artificial intelligence, the law of international economic treaties and many others (the list of disciplines assigned to the Department of International and Public Law was approved by the Order of the Rector of the Financial University dated July 06, 2020, ex. No. 0380 (Appendix No. 13).

The study of these disciplines is necessary for the student to become a qualified lawyer in demand in the legal services market, who knows the international foundations of Russian law, the specifics of control and supervisory activities in the Russian Federation, the specifics of constitutional, administrative, tax and financial law, who is able to protect the rights of citizens and legal entities, take direct part in arbitration and civil proceedings, qualify offenses and crimes. It is correct from a legal point of view to apply new financial technologies in the banking, financial and business spheres.

The disciplines studied within the framework of the Department are complex, but incredibly interesting. They are taught by qualified faculty members, associate professors, professors, many of whom have many years of experience in legal practice and judicial claims work.