Law and the Russian State

Russia’s Legal Evolution from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin

AvWilliam E. Pomeranz,Michael S. Melancon

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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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 stateIt 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-12-27
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:517 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury History of Modern Russia Series
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781474224222

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Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Rättshistoria inom Juridik
Historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

William E. Pomeranz is Deputy Director of the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C., USA. He is a frequent commentator on current developments in Russia, providing analysis for CNN, NBC, NPR, Reuters, Bloomberg, and other media outlets. His scholarly publications include articles on Russian legal history and present-day Russian commercial and constitutional law.

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This is what all Russia scholars need to know about Russian law … This is an outstanding piece of work. It is concise at 169 pages of text, with good international and Russian references and delightful quotes. It offers an even treatment of three centuries and an uncommonly nuanced analysis with a good eye for what is formal and what is real.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. Law and Empire under Peter the Great2. The Expansion of Russian Legality3. The Judicial Reforms of 1864 and the Modernization of Russian Law4. Law, Politics, and Revolution5. Filling in the Blanks: The Creation of Socialist Law6. Socialist Legality and Illegality7. Russia’s Long Constitutional Crisis: 1985-19938. The 1993 Constitution and Russia’s Liberal Experiment9. Vladimir Putin and the Restoration of State and LawConclusionBibliography