The article examines the institution of restitution in the form in which it currently exists in the law of the Russian Federation. It briefly describes the genesis of the concept of restitution and the specifics of its understanding, formed by domestic legal scholars. The public-law and private-law aspects of understanding restitution at different stages of its historical development are studied. The legal tasks for which the institution of restitution is applied are analyzed. The similarity of the institutions of restitution and confiscation is briefly analyzed. A conclusion has been made about the partial loss of restitution’s predominant public-law function in favor of protecting private-law interests. A concept of restitution has been formulated that corresponds to the conclusions made in the article.

consequences of failure to complete a transaction, restitution, non-admission of restitution, public law, confiscation

Vakhitov Maxim Grigoryevich – Postgraduate, University of Law, Chelyabinsk State University (129, Brat’ev Kashirinyh, Chelyabinsk, 454001, Russian Federation), RSCI Author ID: 1223602, ORCID: 0009-0009-0043-155X, e-mail: vakhitov_maxim@list.ru

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