The article, which opens a cycle of two publications, analyzes the regulatory framework for the implementation of the principles of the Bologna Process in Russian higher education. The main stages and directions of the Bologna reforms, their achievements, and conceptual differences between the European and Russian approaches to higher education are revealed. Special attention is paid to differences in the understanding of education, qualifications, and competencies. The conclusion about the predominantly formal nature of the implementation of the Bologna Process in Russia is drawn. The second part of the study, presented in the following article, is dedicated to the analysis of the bottlenecks of the Bologna reforms and discussions about the transformation of higher education in the post-Bologna period.

In the domestic legal doctrine, there has historically been an opinion about the coincidence, when concluding a contract, of the will of its parties, the emergence of a single (common) will on the terms of the concluded contract. Such word usage, supported by a number of modern authors, corresponds to the legal tradition, but contradicts both civil legislation and the logic of legal thinking. When writing the work, the method of system analysis, methods of formal logic, and historical and legal approach were used. Based on the results of applying the above methods, the author proposes to understand the conclusion of a contract as an act of coordination (coordination) of the interests of the parties, which is expressed in the agreed terms of the contractual obligation. The work criticizes the main concepts that defend the coincidence (coordination) of the will of the parties as a result of the pre-contractual process. The opinion is substantiated that coordination is precisely the form of movement of the negotiation process and cannot be its goal, whereas it is precisely the achievement of a joint mutually acceptable decision for the parties regarding the terms of the contract that will be the result of such activity on coordinating the interests of the subjects of law. This or that interest formalized in the terms of the contract expresses a specific need of its party, the satisfaction of which (and not the coincidence or coordination of the will of its parties) is aimed at the activity (legal coordination) on its conclusion. The findings can be taken into account in the future in law-making and law enforcement practice to increase the level of legal certainty and clarify the concepts existing in law.

The article discusses cases related to the prosecution of officials for violating the requirements for budgetary (bookkeeping) accounting, including the preparation and presentation of budgetary, accounting (financial) statements, under Article 15.15.6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

The article analyzes the constitutional and legal regulation of the right to education in the Sultanate of Oman. The author concludes that, from a functional point of view, the realization of the right to education provides a solution to the problem of improving the general cultural and educational levels of citizens and maintaining social stability and solidarity in society. In the context of the need for economic development, the state educational policy focuses on increasing the role of human capital and various forms and methods of education in order to achieve technological modernization of the national economy of Oman.