The right to science in the context of the deformation of the international law-order under sanctions

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The paper assesses restrictive measures in the field of international scientific cooperation. The authors consider unilateral sectoral «science sanctions» as a large-scale phenomenon in modern international relations; analyze how the internationally recognized human right to science is ensured under sanctions conditions; substantiate a new direction of human rights activities. It is concluded that anti-Russian restrictive measures in the field of international scientific cooperation violate the basic right to science. The conclusion is formulated that scientific institutions become active subjects of extraterritorial violations of this right. The complication of the sanctions regime in the scientific sphere, including the introduction of horizontal and vertical restrictive measures, indicates the use of science for geopolitical purposes. The novelty of the study lies in the conceptualization of the deformations of the international legal order in the field of human rights as a result of the negative consequences of unilateral restrictive measures in the field of science.

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Mark Vladimirovich Shugurov

Saratov State Law Academy

Email: shugurovs@mail.ru
Saratov, Russia

Yulia Vadimovna Pechatnova

Altai State University

Email: jp_0707@mail.ru
Barnaul, Russia

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