Annotation: The article reveals the essence of the right to self-determination of nations in the context of international law. The concept of secession, classification of separation of political entities is considered. The article analyzes the provisions of the constitutions, which set the limits of the realization of this right. The arguments of the moral justification of Secession A. Buchanan are given.

Annotation: In this paper, the concept of Western and Asian economic cultures is considered. The differences between these concepts in the context of different approaches of scientists, cultures and societies are determined. A comparative analysis of the understanding of Western and Asian economic cultures has been conducted. The main differences between these cultures are highlighted

Annotation: The article considers the issue of criminological characteristics of the crime of women, in particular, presents the official statistics and the dynamics of the spread of the crime of women in Ukraine, identifies the reasons for this phenomenon, also identifies the problematic issues on the prevention of the crime of women.

Annotation: A new period has begun in the activities of microfinance organizations. All Russian MFO are divided into two groups according to the size of their capital. Also, the maximum loan size for business has been increased in order to increase the activity of small and medium-sized businesses. This article analyzes the key indicators of MFO to investigate the impact of the law on the financial market, and in particular on the micro-loan market.

Annotation: (Українська) Розглянуто основні підходи та методи інтелектуального аналізу, що можуть бути використаними для написання вдалої медіа стратегії, виявлення нових потенційних клієнтів, підвищення прибутку компанії.

Annotation: The possibilities of promotion of mass media with the help of Telegram-channels are explored. The proposed directions of adaptation of content for this media-platform are proposed.

Annotation: (Українська) Дана стаття присвячена дослідженню месенджера Telegram, як нового інструменту у маркетинговій торговій політиці та його використанню у бізнесі. У статті проаналізовано стан ринку месенджерів та рівню використання Telegram в Україні. Досліджено специфіку використання українським компаніями чат-ботів для роботи із клієнтами. Визначено можливості використання таких інструментів, як канали, супер-чати та чат-боти для підвищення лояльності клієнтів та залучати потенційних споживачів.

Annotation: This article reveals the problems of international legal regulation of uncontrolled circulation of products created with the help of genetic engineering or containing genetically modified organisms, the issue of labeling such products and state registration and control over the use of genetically modified organisms in different countries. The author also studied the issue of liability for violation of the norms of national and international law in the field of control over biotechnological activities and the basic requirements that genetically modified products must meet, and suggested the ways to improve the legal regulation of genetic engineering activities.

Annotation: External labor migration is a negative phenomenon, which every year more and more influences Ukraine, becoming a problem requiring immediate solution. The article is devoted to the consideration of such a phenomenon as external labor migration. The paper analyzes in detail the doctrinal definitions of “labor migration” and provides a legal interpretation of the key term of the article. The author provides his own definition of external labor migration, which should be used when analyzing the article itself. The paper presents and analyzes statistical data on the number of persons who have committed external labor migration, on the level of inflation and the level of wages in Ukraine for several years. Used official data collected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and reflected in the reports. The reasons and preconditions that caused the migration of Ukrainians to foreign countries are investigated. All arguments are supported by the author with statistical data and the works of reputable scientists, most of them Ukrainian. The article draws attention to the positive and negative effects of labor migration. The author thoroughly reviewed and analyzed each of them. Several short-term and long-term forecasts of the situation in Ukraine have been provided in the context of the continuation of the trend of the economically active population going abroad. In particular, the aging of the nation, a decrease in the number of people capable of performing the labor function, is predicted. At the end of the work, the author comes to the conclusion that the phenomenon of “external labor migration” has both negative and positive consequences, which now help Ukraine to reduce tension in the labor market and reduce unemployment. Moreover, there are ways (actions) that need to be done to reduce the number of labor migrants in the future to prevent the occurrence of negative consequences (aging of the nation, reducing the number of economically active population). The author of the article considers such methods as: stabilization of socio-economic processes and increase in the level of labor supply, introduction of social benefits, creation of new jobs with decent wages.

Annotation: (Українська) Досліджено теоретичні питання формування писемної компетенції. Встановлено особливості навчання учнів старшої школи. Проаналізовано використання сучасних технологій для навчання письма. Розглянуто переваги та недоліки використання онлайн редактора Grammarly.