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The amber industry: development challenges and combating amber trafficking in the Baltic region
Проблемы развития янтарной отрасли и противодействие незаконному обороту янтаря в Балтийском регионе
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Abstract This article considers the current state and prospective development of the amber industry in the Baltic Sea region. The authors identify the main obstacles to the industry's development in Russia - poor pricing mechanisms for raw amber, an imbalance between supply and demand, a slow pace of technol... view more
This article considers the current state and prospective development of the amber industry in the Baltic Sea region. The authors identify the main obstacles to the industry's development in Russia - poor pricing mechanisms for raw amber, an imbalance between supply and demand, a slow pace of technological modernisation, and a delayed introduction of new technologies and processing techniques. The authors identify gaps in the regulatory framework and highlight problems of legal regulation and law enforcement as regards the amber industry. Combating illegal amber extraction and trafficking is a pressing problem in the Kaliningrad region (Russia) and other Baltic region states. The article explores theoretical aspects of the legislative policy on combating illegal amber extraction and trafficking. The authors focus on the relevant law enforcement practices and hold that administrative sanctions for unauthorised amber extraction and trade are not fully effective in Russia. The authors stress the need for introducing criminal liability for a repeated offence and outline opportunities for using forensic gemological examination of amber and amber products.... view less
Keywords
Baltic region; Eastern Europe; economic sector; development strategy; commerce; responsibility; prosecution
Classification
Economic Sectors
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
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Bernsteinindustrie
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 87-96
Journal
Baltic Region, 9 (2017) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2017-4-6
ISSN
2079-8555
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed