International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. Том 10. 2003. С. 203-220
In the work, conditions which promote formation of landslips are considered. Conditions for formation of landslips can be the following: a lay of land; a geological structure of slopes; tectonic movements and the seismic phenomena; the hydro-geological phenomena; features of properties грунтов; engineering activity of the person. The conclusion on the reasons of formation of landslips specifies a possible choice of engineering actions under the prevention of formation of landslips. All the specified actions will allow to increase safety of slopes.