Some Aspects of Foreign Legal Regulation of Relationships Driven by Video Games
https://doi.org/10.25205/2542-0410-2026-22-2-60-70
Abstract
This article examines foreign legal regulation of relations related to video games.
It is noted that domestic law does not fully regulate relations arising from video games.
At the same time, foreign legal systems already have provisions dedicated to the legal regulation of such relations and the interaction of parties to civil transactions involving video games. The article demonstrates various options for codifying new legal phenomena, which have no tangible form, in foreign legal systems. However, this alone is clearly insufficient. The author proposes necessary amendments to domestic consumer protection legislation to consolidate the legal regime of video games and define the rules for interaction between parties to the transaction.
About the Author
A. A. Tishkevich
Siberian Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anton A. Tishkevich, Postgraduate Student
Department of Civil Law
Krasnoyarsk
Author ID: 1221785
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Tishkevich A.A. Some Aspects of Foreign Legal Regulation of Relationships Driven by Video Games. Juridical science and practice. 2026;22(2):60-70. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/2542-0410-2026-22-2-60-70
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