International Centers
Center of Comparative Law Studies of Russia and Pacific Rim Countries.
Legal systems, like languages, either raise barriers or build bridges between countries. The mission of the Center, established in 1997, is to collaborate with the leading law schools of the world in Comparative Law and to increase understanding between the legal systems of various countries.
Vladivostok Center of Organized Crime Study was established in 1997 in cooperation with the Department of Justice of the United States Government. The main focus of this Center focuses on studying the features of organized crime in the Far East of Russia and countries of South-Eastern Asia.
Interregional Institute of Public Studies was founded in 2001 jointly with Carnegie Corp., USA. The mission of the Institute is to create and update the information-analytical databases of various fields of law in Russia and the Asia-Pacific region for use in research, teaching and law-enforcement activities.
The Center on Prevention of Drugs and Destructive Influences was one of the first created in Russia (2003) with the support of the Federal Service for Drug Control in Primorsky Region and Administration of Primorsky Region. The Center develops and implements programs to prevent drug abuse and destructive influences.
UNESCO Department Branch in Human Rights and Democracy was established in 1996, jointly with UNESCO and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Library Collection on Human Rights was established with support of the Council of Europe.
Research Laboratory for the Study of Countering Terrorism and Extremism in Russia and the Asia-Pacific Region was established in 2013. It is headed by Professor G. A. Esakov, invited from the Higher School of Economics, Moscow.