Home
Law
Law and the Russian State: Russia's Legal Evolution from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin

Law and the Russian State: Russia's Legal Evolution from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin

Name: Law and the Russian State: Russia's Legal Evolution from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin
Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
SKU: 9781474224222
Price: 1596.00 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: William Pomeranz
ISBN: 9781474224222

By William Pomeranz

Bloomsbury Academic December 2018

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781474224222
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication: December 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Russia is often portrayed as a regressive, even lawless country, and yet the Russian state has played a major role in shaping and experimenting with law as an instrument of power. In Law and the Russian State, William E. Pomeranz examines Russia's legal evolution from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin, addressing the continuities and disruptions of Russian law during the imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet. The book covers key themes, including: * Law and empire * Law and modernization * The politicization of law * The role of intellectuals and dissidents in mobilizing the law * The evolution of Russian legal institutions * The struggle for human rights * The rule-of-law * The quest to establish the law-based state It also analyzes legal culture and how Russians understand and use the law. With a detailed bibliography, this is an important text for anyone seeking a sophisticated understanding of how Russian society and the Russian state have developed in the last 350 years.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Law and Empire under Peter the Great

2. The Expansion of Russian Legality

3. The Judicial Reforms of 1864 and the Modernization of Russian Law

4. Law, Politics, and Revolution

5. Filling in the Blanks: The Creation of Socialist Law

6. Socialist Legality and Illegality

7. Russia's Long Constitutional Crisis: 1985-1993

8. The 1993 Constitution and Russia's Liberal Experiment

9. Vladimir Putin and the Restoration of State and Law Conclusion Bibliography

HKD 1,596.00