Certain Issues of Legal Regulation of Economic Security

The article provides an analysis of current issues of legal regulation of economic security in Russia. The authors restricted themselves to separate issues of legal regulation of security of the economic system that allows to efficiently and consistently resolve social issues by means of stability of the state financial system. Special attention is given to the insight into and interpretation of "security", "economic security", "threats", as well as to financial security one of the most important factors of ensuring economic security. Analysis of theoretical issues of defining elements of economic security helped to reveal that the current legislation regulating state security assurance-related activity does not feature a complete conceptual framework. The authors drew special attention to the legal framework regulating economic security assurance and characterized by incomplete or lacking regulatory definitions of economic security itself, as well as of economic security threats, indicators and thresholds. They also substantiated a conclusion that efficient approach to economic security threats and risks requires a search for the most optimal and rational ways to improve legal regulation of the social relations related to economic security assurance in one way or another.