Russia and its constitution : promise and political reality /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Smith, Gordon B. (Editor), Sharlet, Robert S. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, [2008]
Series:	Law in Eastern Europe ; no. 58. Civil rights and social justice. HeinOnline civil rights and social justice.
Subjects:	Constitutional law > Russia (Federation) Justice, Administration of > Russion (Federation) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of 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.