CONTRACTUAL AND LEGAL FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF THE SCO MEMBER STATES IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION SECURITY

The article analyzes contractual and legal forms of international legal cooperation in the SCO. The sources of international legal regulation of cooperation in the field of information security are investigated. The analysis of the provisions of the Agreement between the governments of the SCO member states on cooperation in the field of international information security and other documents on information security issues is carried out. The analysis is given taking into account the similarities and differences in the legal regulation of the issue under consideration in the CIS and the CSTO, analogies are given. It is pointed out that the international legal cooperation of the SCO member states in the field of information security has a comprehensive legal framework that includes, in addition to multilateral and bilateral agreements, original forms such as cooperation concepts, interaction plans, declarations, statements and communiques of the SCO member states. The latter are acquiring a special legal nature and international legal significance within the SCO, as they allow member  states to deepen cooperation, moving from abstract to more substantive and detailed provisions.