Russian Law and Legal Institutions

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, this volume addresses 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 Professor and Legal Education); The Administration of Russian Legality (ministries of justice, judicial system, procuracy, notariat, registry for acts of legal 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, Local Self-Government). Recommendations are made for further reading. The 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation as amended to date is appended.

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 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 [ ] 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