About the book: 2011 / This textbook is the result of many years of teaching activity of the author at the leading universities of the country - MGIMO (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation), State University - Higher School of Economics, RAGS under the President RF - and is a textbook of a new generation. The highest professional level of the author, a bright, easy style of presentation of the material, numerous illustrations made by a professional artist, make the process of studying the discipline extremely exciting and an excellent start to the path in the world of jurisprudence. The textbook fully complies with the State educational standard of higher professional education. Students, graduate students, teachers of law universities and faculties.