Review of the article. Full version available in the Belarusian part of the journal:

The definition of a word “domain” is not to be found in any statutory act of the Republic of Belarus. The author of the article defines the concept, specifies its meaning and draws analogies to the legally acknowledged phenomena. In the article one can find the discussion of such topical issues as cybersquatting, taking up a domain name in order to capitalise on some other brand etc. The author reviews the moot points in the national legislation concerning domain name usage and proposes possible ways of preventing legal unsettlement of some major issues in the sphere.

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Palina Šabunia — Bachelor of Law, a 5th year student at the Faculty of Law of Belarusian State University, department of Economic law. Her legal interests cover the sphere of e-commerce.