Legal education as a ''soft power’ in international relations

Abstract

Elements of ‘soft power' are particularly active and effective during the period of the use of hard power associated with military and / or economic coercion to correct the behavior of a country. Foreign states are using hard power, but the Russian academic society is building up ‘soft power'. Universities can always act as a mediatory platform for resolving difficult situations, even including foreign policy. The provisions of the Bologna Declaration were established as measures of the voluntary process of harmonization, and not as the strict legal obligations. Until today all the recommendations of the Bologna process were formalized by the relevant communiqué. One of the main principles of the Bologna Convention is the principle of unification of credits, which is reflected in the Federal law of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2012 № 273-FZ ‘Education in the Russian Federation'. Russia views the internationalization of education as a significant element in improving its quality and integrating science. This issue may become a key one in modern conditions. The highest level of development of international cooperation of universities is the implementation of dual-diploma programs. Such programs belong to the exclusive model of lawyers training, as they include a list of proposals for students, the implementation of which requires the University significant organizational, personnel and methodological costs.