Russia and its constitution: promise and political reality

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Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Robert S. Sharlet, Gordon B. Smith
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Netherlands
Publication Information: Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, ©2008
Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books
Material: Document, Internet resource
Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
Series title: Law in Eastern Europe, no. 58.
Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/russia-and-its-constitution-promise-and-political-reality/ (Stable identifier)

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1 online resource (XXVIII, 206 pages) : ILlustrations.

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Useful for students learning an area of law, Russia and its constitution: promise and political reality is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: edited by Gordon B. Smith and Robert Sharlet.
Publication Date: 2008
Location: Leiden
Country/State: Netherlands
Number of Editions: 18 editions
First edition Date: 2007
Last edition Date: 2008
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KJC510
Dewey Code: 342.4702
ISBN: 9789047423638 9047423631
OCLC: 567744331

Main Contents

Introduction : The promise of the Russian constitution / Gordon B. Smith
Chief justices of the constitutional court of the Russian Federation : 1990 to the present
Constitutionalism and accountability in contemporary Russia : the problem of displaced sovereignty / Richard Sakwa
The Russian constitutional court's long struggle for VIable federalism / Robert Sharlet
Russia's constitutional spirit : judge-made principles in theory and practice / Alexei Trochev
Press freedom in Russia : does the constitution matter? / Peter Krug
The procuracy : constitutional questions deferred / Gordon B. Smith
Modern Russian criminal procedure : the adversarial principal and guilty plea / Stanisaw Pomorski
Jury trial and adversary procedure in Russia : reform of Soviet inquisitorial procedure or democratic window-dressing? / Stephen C. Thaman
Russia's constitutional project and prospects for the future / Gordon B. Smith.

Russia and its constitution: promise and political reality

Russia and its constitution: promise and political reality