“Digital law” as a legal reflection of the digital economy is still in its infancy. The rapid development of public relations and the increasing complexity of trade pose several new questions to the international scientific community; answering these using the achievements of legal science of the 19th–20th centuries is not always possible. Instead it requires a modern conceptual framework, as well as a potential rethinking of traditional legal categories.

Digital Law Journal has been an important discussion platform for two years already. The current state of existing digital technologies, specific features, and the prospects for their full-scale implementation in the regulatory and legal field are analyzed in this journal from both scientific and practical points of view.

The magazine has achieved a lot during the years of its existence. Our editorial board includes exceptional scientists alongside representatives of scientific schools both in Russia and internationally, all of whom deal with the problems of digital law. The journal publishes the works of the authors whose research sets the tone for the modern “digital” debate. The legal regulation of smart contracts and telemedicine, the creation of “regulatory sandboxes”, the place of artificial intelligence in the structure of legal relations, labor market digitalization, and the peculiarities of human rights, competition, and the tax system in the digital age are just some of the issues that have been discussed in our journal. Each submitted manuscript is invariably subject to a double-blind peer review, conducted anonymously by recognized experts in their field of research. The journal is published with a steady frequency.

Of course, all this would not have been possible without you, thoughtful and patient readers who are interested in the problems of digital law, methodological and substantive changes in traditional branches of law that are emerging in the era of the digital economy. Your interest in our project contributes to its continuous development, improving the quality of publications and attracting new readers, authors, and experts.

We are pleased to present to your attention the first issue of the second volume and hope that 2021 will bring only success to our common cause!

Kind regards,
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Maxim Inozemtsev