Law

Russian Law and Legal Institutions 2nd Edition

By William E. Butler
Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing September 2018

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ISBN-13
9780854902620
Publisher
Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
Publication
September 2018
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only
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Russian Law and Legal Institutions is a thoroughly revised and updated introduction to the historical and contemporary foundations of the Russian legal system placed in the larger context of comparative legal studies.

Recommendations are made for further reading. The 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation as amended to date is appended.

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations;
THE RUSSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM IN CONTEXT
1.
RUSSIAN LAW IN COMPARATIVE LEGAL STUDIES;
Teaching and Research on Russian Law;
Comparative Law in Russia;
Socio-Legal Research in Russia and Comparative Law;
2.
RUSSIAN LAW AND LEGAL TRANSLATION
On the Roles of Language;
Translation Conundrums;
Translation Due Diligence;
Official, State, and Authentic Language Texts;
Translation and Proof of Foreign Law
The Fiction of Equivalence
Language-Parity;
Translation Liability;
THE FOUNDATIONS OF RUSSIAN LAW
3.
ТНЕ PRE-REVOLUTIONARY HERITAGE;
Kievan Rus;
Mongol Subjugation 1240-1480
Muscovite Law 1480-1648;
The Russian Empire 1649-1917;
Continuity, Change, and Continuity;
4.
RUSSIAN LEGAL THEORY;
Russian Jurisprudential Roots;
Legal Doctrines of the XI-XIV Centuries;
Legal Theory and Romanov Absolutism 1613-1800;
Legal and Political Theory 1800-1850;
The Golden Age 1850-1900;
The Twilight Years 1900-1917;
Russian Legal Theorists in Emigration;
The Soviet Marxian Legacy;
Post -Soviet Legal Theory;
5.
SOURCES OF LAW;
Jus [право];
Soviet Law;
Legislation;
Constitution of Russian Federation
Treaties of the Federation;
Judicial and Arbitration Practice;
Conceptions and Strategies;
Customs
Normative Acts of Non-State Entities;
“Soft Law” Recommendatory International Acts;
Acts of the Union State;
Documents of the Commonwealth of Independent States;
International Law;
Doctrine;
Publication and Entry into Force of Legislation;
Access to Judicial Practice;
6.
LEGAL PROFESSION AND LEGAL EDUCATION;
Origins of Legal Representation;
Precursors of the Russian Legal Profession
The Advokat;
Current Legislation;
The Jurisconsult;
Foreign Jurists in Russia;
Legal Education;
Legal Research;
Legal Publishing;
THE ADMINISTRATION OF RUSSIAN LEGALITY
7.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF LEGALITY;
Ministries of Justice;
Judicial System;
Constitutional Court of Russian Federation;
Courts of General Jurisdiction of the Russian Federation;
Military Courts;
Justices of the Peace;
Arbitrazh Courts;
Other Tribunals;
Procuracy;
Notariat;
Registry for Acts of Civil Status (ZAGS);
Administrative Commissions;
Law Enforcement Agencies;
Preliminary Investigation Agencies;
Arbitration;
Role of Non-State Entities;
Law Enforcement Coordination in the CIS;
THE STATE STRUCTURE OF RUSSIA
8.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Concept of Federationism
Subjects of the Federation;
Electoral System;
The Presidency;
The Federal Assembly;
The Government;
Local Self-Government;
Constitutional Amendments;
Political Parties;
Social Chamber of Russian Federation;
REFERENCE MATERIALS ON RUSSIAN LAW
9.
FURTHER READING;
Documents and Dictionaries;
Looseleaf Service;
Legal History and Theory;
Post-Soviet Russian Law;
Comparative Law;
International Law;
ANNEX: CONSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Section One;
Section Two
INDEX OF NAMES
Index;
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