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Russian people, society, and law

Election's Funeral
How political competition and rotation of power turn into a farce

Interview with Anton Ivanov
The Head of the Supreme Commercial Court about Russia, her laws and the coming year.

Anton Ivanov talks about the role of law in Russian society, strengthening of judicial precedent, shareholders' agreements, resolution of disputes outside the state courts and what business should expect in 2011.

Just business

ECHR did not find politics in the Yukos case

Law Of No Importance

The new law is no more than an occasion to reflect on the transformation the Federation Council has endured

A sign of strength, a sign of weakness

Russian criminal system needs reform, not leniency

Ad Nauseam

Can one transform the system by changing the law, but keeping those who execute it in their places?

Grease for the wheels of justice

Nailing bribery becomes business. Hopefully, Russia will benefit.

Interview with Tamara Morschakova

RussianLawOnline talks with Tamara Morschakova, a former deputy chairperson of the Constitutional Court

Meet Judge Nussberger

RussianLawOnline talks with Judge Nussberger about Russia today and how they see us.

The Zorkin’s Limits

What the Constitutional Court is for

Obiter dictum

Sarcastic smile of the Devil

Russians do not want juvenile justice.

The Mirror of Kushchevskaya

Is there a future for self-government in Russia?

His name is Nikita

When the name matters more than the substance

Democracy v efficiency

Throughout its history Russia has tended to favour solid hierarchical structures

In the Focus

Russian Criminal Code: Long Awaited Reform

To a larger extent the modern Russian criminal justice still applies the retaliatory approach.

The proposed changes are an attempt to change this approach of the courts to setting punishments, and thus to at least start the reformation of criminal prosecution.

Letters to Editor

On the Appearance vs. Reality Dualism

The fact that Sergey Matyunin cannot understand how fundamental this point is to the Law tells me that he doesn’t grasp what a respected and working legal system looks like. To even consider the Russian system as “working” is farcical and, truly, beyond belief.

Columnists

RIDING THE TIGER
Peter Evans, a British journalist, once wrote that public support for the police is at its lowest when the gap between public and government is widest.
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THERE IS NO ANOTHER JUDICIARY
How establish social control over the judiciary, but not suffocate it by depriving it of independence
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Hear, hear!

Ordinary Course of Business

Companies fearing Russia’s unpredictable legal system often seek political protection for their investments. But protection from politicians who act above the law is not reliable.

Fine as an Alternative to Imprisonment

Sergei Kubantsev of Muranov, Chernyakov and Partners on the President's proposal to mitigate punishments for small and moderate economic crimes.

On Corporate Raids

In modern Russia, corporate raids, or hostile company takeovers, are a top issue. Even the President, Dmitry Medvedev, recently said that corporate raids stand second after corruption amongst the country's global problems. In a corporate raid, a company is taken over and stripped of its most attractive assets...

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