The Department of Private and Public Law originated in 1991 and received its present name in 2011. Staff of the department are professionals with great research and teaching experience. Currently, the department consists of 4 Doctors of Legal Sciences, 9 Candidates of Legal Sciences and 2 Senior Lecturers.

The graduates worthily represent the department in the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, Arbitration Courts in the Penza Region and beyond, general jurisdiction courts, as well as prosecutor, lawyer and notary offices. They are also employed by private legal structures and various public organisations.

The major focus of the research at the department is topical issues of civil law in modern conditions. In addition, staff of the department motivate students to conduct research within their academic activity. They initiate launching research projects within the academic disciplines and practical trainings. Students may also undertake individual research within his or her interests. This activity is supported by the student research societies “Burning issues in advocacy” and “Challenges in civil law”.

The department arranges and holds the intellectual competition “BRAIN RING” for students. The competition consists of two stages: debate (as a qualifying stage) and intellectual game. The topics for debate include gender inequality, death penalty and interethnic marriages. Moreover, the department organises the international youth legal forum “Combating extremism” and regional research-to-practice conference “Elections rights of persons with disabilities”. Jointly with the Russian Federal Bar Association, the department implements the educational project “School of Law – Academia Legis” and hosts the charity event “Young lawyers for the youth”.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Bachelor

     Law

Specialist

     Law Enforcement: Administration
     Legal Groundwork for National Security

Master

     Law: Civil Law, Business Law

Post-graduate

     Constitutional Law. Constitutional Judiciary Proceedings. Municipal Law
     Judiciary, Prosecution, Advocacy and Law Enforcement

RESEARCH

Research topics

•    Availability of constitutional justice in the Russian Federation
•    Civil law problems in light of new legislation
•    Improving legal regulation of market relations
•    Overcoming poverty and providing social assistance to the poor as a focus of legal policy
•    Theoretical and practical aspects of legal regulation of bankruptcy
•    Concept of fundamental human and civil rights and freedoms

Collaboration

Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Penza Region
Lawyers Office of the Penza Region
Notary Office of the Penza Region
Penza Regional Court
Public Prosecution Office of the Penza Region
Russian Federal Bar Association

CONTACTS

Dr. Yevgeniya Kazakova
Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor
Head of the Department

40 Krasnaya Street, building 5, office 409
Tel: +7 (8412) 64-32-83
E-mail: kafedra_gp@list.ru
Web-page of the Department of Private and Public Law (in Russian)