ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT FLOW IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA: A COMPARATIVE LEGAL ASPECT

Abstract

The article analyzes the legal regulation of electronic document management (EDM) at the present stage of development of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on the basis of a comparative analysis of the current legislation and the practice of its application. General and specific tendencies and problems of the development of this legal phenomenon, gaps and conflicts are revealed, ways of their solution are proposed. In particular, the need for the development and adoption of a law "On electronic documents and electronic document flow" has been updated, which should legalize and unify these legal concepts, ensure a uniform interpretation of the legal force of an electronic document, including in legal proceedings, thereby ensuring the effectiveness of interdepartmental, interstate and their private law turnover.