The St. Petersburg International Legal Forum is the largest expert platform for dialogue among representatives of the legal, business, political, and law enforcement communities on issues of law. Each year, key trends in national and international law, as well as approaches to regulation and law application, are discussed here.
This year, the «Alliance Legal» team took part in the Forum’s business program. As Managing Partner Evgeny Karnoukhov notes, the Forum’s program was particularly rich and engaging. Of special note is the session «1905: Revolution and Reforms. Lessons of History», which Evgeny was able to attend.
«What were the reasons that, by the beginning of the 20th century, left our country no chance for an evolutionary path of development through further socio-economic reforms? Why did the transformations not achieve due success, and what lessons can be drawn from the mistakes made? The polar diversity of views among authoritative speakers, coupled with a respectful exchange of opinions, made it possible to set a truly high bar for the discussion of such important historical questions» — the Managing Partner shares his impressions.
The topic was further developed in an interview published in the issue of Rossiyskaya Gazeta released on the eve of the Forum: Evgeny Andreevich undertook his own attempt to find answers to the questions raised by the session. At the same time, the discussion that took place on the sidelines of the Forum, according to the Managing Partner, offered an opportunity to take a broader view of the issues of the spiritual and moral, as well as legal, development of our country.
Another substantive highlight of the program was the plenary address by D. A. Medvedev, which systematized the discussion of the state and prospects of international law.
Comment by E. A. Karnoukhov:
«The position presented by the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation at the plenary session was perfectly clear: the crisis of the international law system was recorded, and specific measures to overcome it were proposed. There is no other way out of the current situation than the revival and improvement of international law — does not exist».
For «Alliance Legal», participation in SPILF became a practical benchmark: we systematized arguments, updated the list of focus topics, and strengthened the foundation for internal research and consulting. The collected materials will form the basis for the subsequent work of the company’s specialists.