In the article, the general review of the meaning, relevance, importance and issues of investment activities in Uzbekistan. It also emphasizes the fact that, despite the fact that Uzbekistan has a broad path for the development of international investment, there are still some legal problems, artificial obstacles and ways to overcome them.

The definition of consumer status is based on the specifics of the participation of an individual in the procurement of goods (works, services). In this case, if an individual enters into the relevant legal relationship for consumer purposes, he is recognized as a consumer.Therefore, the legislation provides that the damage caused to an individual as a result of a defect in the goods (work, service) can be compensated in the case of purchase of goods for consumer purposes. However, given the breadth and variety of scope of the legal relationship in which an individual participates, the problem of determining its purpose arises.In this case, the nature of the legal relationship and the origin of the purpose for which the goods are purchased will be a specific solution. At the same time, the application of warranty to these situations can be used effectively in solving the problem. This article analyzes the problems of determining the status of the consumer in relation to the damage caused by defects in the goods (works, services) and their solutions.

This article covers: the concepts of labour conflicts and disputes; some shortcomings in the organizational and legal form as well as activities of the Labour Disputes Commission; procedural aspects of dispute resolution in the Labour Disputes Commission; proposals and recommendations for legislation to improve the work of the Labour Disputes Commission.

In this article analyzes the reforms carried out in the spheres of the system of state management bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the system of administrative bodies and administrative bodies in recent years. The article also provides a comparative analysis of the new administrative-legal relations, problems and mistakes made after the adoption of the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On administrative procedures”, and made prospective suggestions.

The article deals with the analyses of the specific features of management system of internal affairs bodies. The article describes the purposes and tasks, functions, elements, principles and factors influencing the management system of internal affairs bodies.

This article analyzes the data provided by local law educational institutions and the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as national legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and foreign experience. Analysis showed critical lack of legal personnel in comparison with the people of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the lack of legal training a couple of times population. Concluding the research, proposals and recommendations to increase the number of lawyers in the country were given.

The article describes the adoption of the electoral code in Uzbekistan, its compliance with generally recognized international democratic standards, the improvement of national electoral legislation in Uzbekistan, new rules on elections, proposals and recommendations of international organizations.

The article describes involvement of modern technologies in combating corruption and their actuality in the current digitalization of the world. Such ICT tools as Digital government services, Big Data Technologies, Distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and blockchain, data mining, crowdsourcing technologies, analytical (Forensic) tools and electronic systems for verification of income declarations, as well as foreign experience of their usage and implementation are thoroughly examined.

This article highlights the role of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States in international relations. Also, the participation of the Central Asian countries in this international organization is shown. The importance of the development of the integration of the Turkic world has been highlighted.

This article discusses the distribution of liability risks of shareholderss and other controlling persons on corporate liabilities. Given the analysis of ex post and ex ante model of control over distribution of risks of civil turnover participants in common law and continental legal traditions. Also, considered problems of shareholders' liability on obligations of corporations in the Republic of Uzbekistan. A shareholder shall be held liable on a subsidiary basis for the obligations of the legal entity in case of insolvency, as a result of the member's wrongful acts. However, some mechanisms of such liability do not allow to resolve the issue fairly.

The article examines the relations between the Central Asian states and Japan at the present stage. The evolution of Japan's diplomatic approaches to this subregion of international relations, as well as its position on the processes of regional integration, is cited. Particular attention is paid to the consonance of the policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan to strengthen the atmosphere of good neighbourliness in Central Asia and Tokyo's position towards the region.

Nowadays, tendencies of marriage and family relations in many foreign countries show that factual family relationships are also obtaining great importance along with official marriage between spouses. This fact, in consequence, is influencing on the couple’s rights to inherit. Rapid interstate integration and globalization make it necessary to improve the institute of spouses’ inheritance within inheritance law, that is characterized as a conservative sphere of law. The aim of this research is to improve existing inheritance legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan by defining the criteria for declaring factual termination of matrimony and studying the scope of spouses’ rights to inherit in such occasion.

The needs of the population in consumer goods are met through retail activities. Individuals who buy goods at retail are consumers, and the protection of their status and rights in this legal relationship is constantly relevant. The increase in the volume of retail trade in recent years, as well as the fact that retail trade is carried out in conjunction with the types of trade services, also creates new challenges and risks to consumer rights. This highlights the need to introduce effective and comprehensive methods of consumer protection, to identify measures to prevent violations of consumer rights and to develop mechanisms for the restoration of violated rights, which are fast and easy to implement. Factors such as providing complete and reliable consumer information on retail trade, monitoring the quality and range of goods at the level of established requirements, enhancing the business reputation and goodwill of retail entities.

This article examines the theoretical and methodological aspects of the problem of energy security, which is becoming a topical geopolitical issue today. In particular, the interpretations of the concept of energy security, its transformation into a geopolitical factor and the structural elements of energy security are highlighted. The focus is on modern approaches and trends in energy security, as well as theoretical and methodological issues in the analysis of regional aspects of energy security.

At the same time, efforts will be made to reveal the scale of threats to energy security and the destructive factors that make energy security relevant, their impact on interstate relations and political destabilization. The article summarizes the author's definition of the concept of energy security.

The article considers the role of attorneys in assisting business development and their importance in legal protection of entrepreneurs. The author emphasizes a set of features of advocacy and advantages of attorney over in-staff lawyer of an enterprise

This article describes the role of state control in the field of land reclamation and importance of its legal provision, government functions in implementing control, forms of state control in the field of land reclamation, implementation legal expertise procedure in land reclamation, content and essence of land reclamation cadaster, as well as theoretical and practical analysis of legal basis for its maintenance, proposals for improving the legislation in this area.

In many foreign countries today, the development trends of marriage and family show that along with the officially strengthened relationship between husband and wife, the factual relationship is also becoming more important. This in turn affects the couple’s right to inherit. The rapidly evolving processes of interstate integration and globalization make it necessary to improve the inheritance rights of couples in the law of succession, which is relatively conservative in nature. The aim of this research is to improve the existing inheritance law of the Republic of Uzbekistan by defining the criteria for declaring a marriage relationship between the spouses in practice and studying the scope of the spouses' legal rights to inherit in the event of the actual dissolution of the marriage. To achieve this goal, the following tasks have been identified: to clarify the status of the couple, to analyze the actual dissolution of the marriage as an obstacle to the exercise of the right of inheritance, development of proposals to improve national legislation on the rights of spouses to inheritance through the study of foreign experience.

The article examines the experience of Uzbekistan in preventing corruption in the private sector. It is determined that the negative factors of the spread of corruption among companies leads to a decrease in the competitiveness of the national economy, the quality of public administration, undermines the foundations of free competition, creates threats to the political stability and security of the country.

With the spread of corruption, the business climate and the quality of corporate governance deteriorate, the reputation of companies is undermined, and their investment attractiveness decreases.

In the markets of goods, works, services, negative selection is taking place, monopoly and protectionism are increasing. It was revealed that corruption in the private sector devalues democratic values, contributes to the spread of legal nihilism, permissiveness, money-grubbing, impunity, etc., causing significant harm to the interests of both society and the state, and the rights of citizens.

The thesis is substantiated that the most effective means of preventing corruption in the private sector is the introduction of anti-corruption compliance systems and the corresponding methods of their certification into its subjects. Based on the methods of a comparative study, measures have been identified to introduce anti-corruption compliance in business structures, as well as business entities with state participation.

It is determined that international universal, regional and special standards (UN, OECD, GRECO, ISO, etc.) have a significant impact on the development of national legislation and practice of law enforcement in this area. The thesis about the need to improve the legal foundations of the anti-corruption compliance system, the need to introduce institutions of responsibility of legal entities in Uzbekistan, prevent illegal lobbying activities, etc.

The article examines the importance of elections as an important political process in the formation of the supreme state representative body, as well as the importance of parliamentary elections as an indicator of the will of the people and their preferences.

This article is aimed invalidity of a contract concluded as a result of improper use of material rights (property rights) and abuse of law. In addition to actions aimed at abuse of property rights constituting a violation, actions that disproportionately violate the rights and legitimate interests of neighbors (the benefit received by the owner, disproportionate to the inconvenience for the neighbor) can also be assessed as abuse. Invalidation of the agreement on the disposal of prohibited property to unscrupulous third parties allows the creditor to bring a claim for the seizure of property from the unscrupulous third party, and in the event of a substantial claim by the plaintiff, to obtain an excuse from the unscrupulous owner. Naturally, a refund request can be combined with a request to invalidate the transaction. At the same time, according to the logic of things, in cases of bad faith of the owner of the prohibited property, it is necessary to invalidate not only the transfer of property, but also the entire contract

The article illustrates scientific disciplines and analytical views on the specifics of the development of professional ethics of judges, a new model of compliance with the principles of ethics of judges, the specifics of the independence of judges.

This article analyzes the particular features of making, amending and cancelling pecuniary service contracts with the participation of the internal affairs organs, and develops scientific-theoretical proposals and recommendations.