Russian Law and Legal Institutions: Third Edition Tapa dura - 2021

Información de la editorial

The massive amendments in 2020 to the Russian Constitution are explored in this revised and updated introduction to the historical and contemporary foundations of the Russian legal system set in the larger context of comparative legal studies. This volume retains its basic structure: The Russian Legal System in Context (Russian Law in Comparative Legal Studies; Russian Law and Legal Translation); The Foundations of Russian Law (The Pre-Revolutionary Heritage; Russian Legal Theory; Sources of Law; Legal Profession and Legal Education); The Administration of Russian Legality (ministries of justice, judicial system, procuracy, notariat, registry for acts of civil status, administrative commissions, law enforcement agencies, investigative agencies, arbitration, and the role of non-State entities); and the State Structure of the Russian Federation (Presidency, Federal Assembly, Government, Subjects of the Federation, Local Self-Government). An extensive list of recommended reading is followed by the text of the 1993 Russian Constitution, as amended.

viii, 516 pp.