A Sociology of Justice in Russia

Law

A Sociology of Justice in Russia

Edited by Marina Kurkchiyan · Agnieszka Kubal
Cambridge University Press July 2018

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781107198777
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
July 2018
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Much of the media coverage and academic literature on Russia suggests that the justice system is unreliable, ineffective and corrupt. But what if we look beyond the stereotypes and preconceptions? This volume features contributions from a number of scholars who studied Russia empirically and in-depth, through extensive field research, observations in courts, and interviews with judges and other legal professionals as well as lay actors.

A number of tensions in the everyday experiences of justice in Russia are identified and the concept of the 'administerial model of justice' is introduced to illuminate some of the less obvious layers of Russian legal tradition including: file-driven procedure, extreme legal formalism combined with informality of the pre-trial proceedings, followed by ritualistic format of the trial. The underlying argument is that Russian justice is a much more complex system than is commonly supposed, and that it both requires and deserves a more nuanced understanding.

Table of Contents

1. An introduction to the sociology of justice in Russia Marina Kurkchiyan and Agnieszka Kubal
2. The professionalisation of law in the context of the Russian legal tradition Marina Kurkchiyan
3. To go to court or not? The evolution of disputes in Russia Kathryn Hendley
4. The everyday experiences of Russian citizens in Justice of the Peace Courts Varvara Andrianova
5. In search of justice: migrants' experiences of appeal in the Moscow City Court Agnieszka Kubal
6. When business goes to Court: Arbitrazh Courts in Russia Timur Bocharov and Kirill Titaev
7. Journalists, judges and state officials: how Russian courts adjudicate defamation lawsuits against the media Maria Popova
8. Accusatorial bias in Russian criminal justice Peter H. Solomon, Jr
9. Decision-making in the Russian criminal justice system: investigators, procurators, judges and human trafficking cases Lauren McCarthy
10. The Richelieu effect: the Khodorkovsky case and political interference with justice Jeffrey Kahn
11. Administerial justice: concluding remarks on the Russian legal tradition Marina Kurkchiyan and Agnieszka Kubal.
HKD 1,261.00 −3%
HKD 1,300.00

Inclusive of HK delivery

Ready to ship
Delivery Time: around 4-5 weeks
Extra 10 working days if shipping address outside Hong Kong
  • Free HK shipping over HK$1,000
  • International shipping to 35+ countries
Order Form
Save

Recommended

You may also be interested in these books:

More titles from Law

View all
Property and Trust Law in Taiwan, 2nd Edition
Kluwer Law International

Property and Trust Law in Taiwan, 2nd Edition

Yun-Chien Chang; Weitseng Chen; Ying-Chieh Wu
HKD 770.64
The Politics of Constitutional Rigidity: Unveiling Pathways to Change in Mexico
Oxford University Press

The Politics of Constitutional Rigidity: Unveiling Pathways to Change in Mexico

Mariana Velasco-Rivera
HKD 1,261.00
Energy Law in Finland, 2nd Edition
Kluwer Law International

Energy Law in Finland, 2nd Edition

Kim Talus; Alice Guimaraes-Purokoski; Arto Rajala; Laura Huomo; Petri Vesa; Tuija Kaijalainen; Leea Salminen
Equality, Plurality and Personal Status Laws: A Research Companion
Routledge

Equality, Plurality and Personal Status Laws: A Research Companion

Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron et al.
HKD 2,963.35
Burrows and Cheer Media Law in New Zealand, 7th edition
LexisNexis New Zealand

Burrows and Cheer Media Law in New Zealand, 7th edition

John Burrows; Ursula Cheer
Fiduciary Obligations: 40th Anniversary Republication with Additional Essays
The Federation Press

Fiduciary Obligations: 40th Anniversary Republication with Additional Essays

Paul Finn
HKD 1,632.31