The Application of Experimental Rulemaking in the Regulation of Social Relations under a Special (Extraordinary) Legal Regime

The author examined the legislation governing the experimental legal regime and analyzed doctrinal approaches to the types of legal regimes of economic activity (the general legal regime, the special (ordinary) legal regime, and the specific (extraordinary) legal regime). In studying the issue of legal regimes of economic activity, the author points out that experimental rulemaking is implemented within the framework of the special (ordinary) legal regime. The content of the specific (extraordinary) legal regime is examined by the author through an analysis of legislation on the legal regimes of martial law, state of emergency, heightened readiness, and the sanctions regime. As a result of the study, similar features and significant differences between experimental rulemaking and the specific (extraordinary) legal regime were identified. The paper also addresses the implementation of experimental legal norms under the legal regime of heightened readiness. Ultimately, the author concludes that the legal nature of experimental rulemaking is characterized by universality, which makes it possible to apply it not only within the special but also within the specific legal regime.

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