Open research questions in Legal and Policy Issues
78 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,220 Legal and Policy Issues papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
The need to limit the discretion of public authorities in urban planning activities. The lack of systematic and universal use of characteristics of limiting discretionary powers.
Zonal Mechanism of Legal Regulation as a Way to Limit the Discretionary Powers of Public Authorities in Urban Planning Activities · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the understanding of secret institutions in Russian government. It highlights the need to examine the development and functions of these institutions.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the limitations on autocratic power in the context of Alexander III's bureaucracy
The applicability of interest-group analysis to the Soviet Union is disputed. The role of Soviet lawyers in the reform debate has not been fully examined.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the Russian philosophy of justice. The paper highlights the need for an analysis of the new constitution and its provisions.
Further research could analyze the impact of the constitutional reforms on the Soviet society. The study of the public debate on the draft constitution could be extended to other countries. The analysis of the proposed amendments could be used to inform future constitutional reforms.
The study identifies a gap in the analysis of the public debate on the draft constitution in the USSR. The paper highlights the need for a detailed examination of the proposed amendments and their impact on the final text of the constitution.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the crime prevention system in the USSR. The paper aims to fill this gap by providing an examination of the establishment and utilization of methods of crime prevention in the USSR.
The gap in understanding the role of Latvians in the movement leading to the events of 1917. The need for investigations in the parallel area of law and its makers.
Legal thought and the formation of law and legal institutions in the Socialist Soviet Republic of Latvia, 1917–1920 · 1977 · DOIThe organization and activities of criminalistics institutions in Eastern Europe are not well understood. The procedural position of specialists in these institutions is not clearly defined.
The Organization, Structure and Activities of Criminalistics Institutions in the USSR and Socialist Countries of Eastern Europe · 1977 · DOIThe existing literature does not fully explain the source of law in the USSR. The role of the Communist Party in Soviet governmental affairs is not well understood.
The real source of the law of the USSR and the influence of the Communist Party of the USSR on the USSR's organs of state power · 1977 · DOIThe regulation of wages in enterprises fulfils two functions: regulating the growth of wages and stimulating efficient output. The Soviet bloc countries face challenges in achieving market equilibrium and economic growth. The paper highlights the need for effective wage regulation systems.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the systems of wage regulation in the Soviet bloc. The study highlights the need for a comparative analysis of these systems.
The old Third Section was not equipped to handle the new threat posed by the radical intelligentsia. The creation of the Department of Police filled a gap in the police system.
The study is limited by the lack of information on the internal workings of the Soviet parliamentary committees. The analysis is based on publicly available data and may not reflect the full complexity of the Soviet political system.
Further study of the internal workings of the Soviet parliamentary committees. Analysis of the policy-making process in other centralized political systems.
The lack of trust in the profit criterion. The irrationality of prevailing prices. The need for careful supervision of decentralized choice of output.
There is a serious shortage of hard data about the Russian revolution. The tendentious quality of Soviet publications is matched by unreliable emigre memoirs and volumes of selected materials which mislead through omission.
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the Supreme Court's role in the Soviet Union. The paper aims to address this gap by analyzing the 1967 amendments.
The committee has received scant attention from Western observers - The paper aims to fill this gap by exploring the committee's activity at the grassroots level
There are not many studies available which deal empirically and in detail with the influence of a particular piece of legislation upon the audience to which it addresses itself
The lack of a broader understanding of law, including its principles, social functions, and relationship to other ideas and institutions. The superficial study of foreign law without legal philosophy, legal history, and legal sociology.
The implementation of the Decree of 14 August 1954 was still the source of much practical difficulty, - The subject of considerable doctrinal controversy, - The need for reform in the Soviet judiciary after Stalin's death
Structural and functional evolution of the Soviet judiciary since Stalin's death: 1953–1956∗ · 1962 · DOIFuture research may focus on the long-term effects of the legal changes. The impact of decentralization and democratization on the economy and society may be studied. The comparison of the USSR's legal system with other countries may provide insights into best practices.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the recent legal changes in the USSR. The study aims to fill this gap by analyzing the impact of these changes on the legislative and judicial systems.
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Most recent work
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