Problems and achievements in the application of fines for violations of land use legislation. Case study: southern region of the Republic of Moldova

Fines are the most frequent and effective form of sanctioning for violations of land legislation in the Republic of Moldova. The main objectives of this study are: the role of fines in the economic and legal regulation of the use and protection of land resources in the Republic of Moldova; recent achievements and problems of their application; spatial aspects and the evolution of the application of fines in the Republic of Moldova and in its Southern Region, in particular; identification of recommendations for optimizing their implementation in urban and rural areas. The main methods applied in this article are: statistical, analytical, historical, analogical.