Vorotilina Tatiana Viktorovna Vorotilina Tatiana Viktorovna Grigoriev Arseniy Yuryevich Grigoriev Arseniy Yuryevich

The article examines the evolution of the legal status of the International Atomic Energy Agency as a key subject in the formation of norms of modern atomic law. The transformation of the IAEA's role from a developer of technical standards to an active creator of international legal norms in the context of new global challenges is analyzed. Special attention is paid to the precedent-setting role of the Agency in resolving crisis situations at nuclear facilities. The mechanism for implementing IAEA standards into national legal systems through the harmonization of legislation is studied. The special nature of the Agency's regulatory documents is substantiated, combining a recommendatory character with the de facto mandatory nature of their application. Specific features of the IAEA's norm-making process, based on expert authority and international consensus, are identified. The significance of the Agency's activities for creating a unified legal framework in the sphere of nuclear safety is determined. The formation of a hybrid regulation model, where soft law becomes an effective tool for unification, is substantiated. The IAEA's contribution to the development of international law through the creation of new legal customs and precedents is revealed

IAEA, international atomic law, norm-making, nuclear safety, implementation of standards, hybrid regulation.

Vorotilina Tatiana Viktorovna – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law Disciplines, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (36, Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 115054, Russian Federation); Associate Professor of the Department of Legal Disciplines, Moscow Economic Institute (room 1, 6, Artyukhina st., Moscow, 109390, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0000-0002-3269-8576, RSCI Author ID: 291577, eLibrary SPIN: 9196-6703, e-mail: Vorotilina@mail.ru</p> Grigoriev Arseniy Yuryevich – Research Laboratory Assistant at the Center for Research and Expertise at the Faculty of Law, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Intern at the Department for Legal Support of Contractual Work and Advertising (49/2, Leningradsky ave., Moscow, 125167, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0009-0004-8549-9185, RSCI Author ID: 1308618, e-mail: arsengrig@list.ru

Vorotilina T.V., Grigoriev A.Yu. MAGATE kak sub"ekt formirovaniya norm sovremennogo mezhdunarodnogo atomnogo prava: teoretiko-pravovoj i prakticheskij aspekty [IAEA as a subject of formation of norms of modern international atomic law: theoretical-legal and practical aspects] Sibirskij yuridicheskij vestnik [Siberian Law Herald]. 2026, no 1 (112), pp. 116–123. – DOI 10.26516/2071-8136.2026.1.116 (in Russian)

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