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Russian law : the end of the Soviet system and the role of law

Title
Russian law : the end of the Soviet system and the role of law / by F.J.M. Feldbrugge.
Author
Feldbrugge, F. J. M. (Ferdinand Joseph Maria), 1933-
Publication
  • Dordrecht ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1993.
  • ©1993

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Description
xii, 486 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
Based on the assumption that Russian law can only be understood as a product of Soviet law, retraces the evolution of the Russian legal system from the 1917 revolution to 1989. Includes the 1991 text of the Constitution of the USSR, the 1991 text of the Agreement on the Creation of a Commonwealth of Independent States, the 1992 text of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, and a list of laws enacted from 1986 to 1993.
Series Statement
Law in Eastern Europe ; no. 45
Uniform Title
Law in Eastern Europe ; no. 45.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • annotated bibliography.
  • comment.
  • text.
  • bibliographie annotée.
  • commentaire.
  • texte.
  • bibliografía comentada.
  • comentario.
  • texto.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-476) and index.
Contents
The Purpose of This Work. Russian Law in Transition: The Time Factor -- The Soviet System. Totalitarianism. The Political Form of Soviet Totalitarianism. The Economic Structure. Society. The Role of Ideology: From Dream to Meal-Ticket. The International Position of the USSR. Law in a Totalitarian System. The Russian Heritage. The Multinational Soviet State. The Failure of Soviet Totalitarianism. Perestroika as a Learning Process. The Progress of Perestroika. The Role of Law in Perestroika -- The Legal System. Russian Law Before the October Revolution: Introduction. The History of Russian Law Until Peter the Great. From Peter the Great to the October Revolution. Soviet Law and the Soviet State From 1917 to Brezhnev. The October Revolution of 1917 and the Era of War Communism. The Making of the Federal System. The Stalin Era. From Khrushchev to Brezhnev. The Constitutional Order: From the USSR to the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Party-State: Party Statute and Constitution. The Organization of the Communist Party. The Party Leads the State. The Decline of Party Influence Under Perestroika. The Soviet Federal System Until 1990. The 1990 Reforms and the Crisis of the Federal System. The Emergence of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Russia and the USSR. The Central State Agencies of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Parliament: Congress of People's Deputies and Supreme Soviet. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. The President of the USSR and His Councils. The Government of the USSR. The Committee of Constitutional Supervision of the USSR. The Organization of the Russian State. The Russian Parliament: Congress of People's Deputies and Supreme Soviet. The President of Russia. The Government (Council of Ministers) of Russia. The Constitutional Court of Russia. Provincial and Local Government. Legislation of the USSR and Russia. Administration of Justice. The Organization of the Courts. The Prokuratura. The Legal Profession. Civil Procedure and Arbitration. Law Enforcement (including Armed Forces). Fundamental Rights: Historical Overview. The Socialist Concept of Fundamental Rights. Equality. Citizenship. Social Rights. Political Rights. Personal Rights. The Declarations of the Rights and Freedoms of Man. The Economic System: From Plan to Market. Ownership. Privatization. Soviet Land Law. Russian Land Law. From Economic Planning to Commercial Law. Enterprises. Co-operatives. The Lease System. Foreign Economic Relations. Legal Form of Involvement in Foreign Economic Activities. The Conduct of Foreign Economic Activities. Taxation of Foreign Economic Activities. Contracts and Torts (Obligations). Industrial and Intellectual Ownership. Labour Law. Taxation in the USSR. Taxation in the Russian Federation. Public Finance. The Environment. The Social System. The Legal Framework of Private Life. Marriage and Family Law. Inheritance Law. Housing. Health and Social Welfare. Education. Associations. Criminal Law. Criminal Procedure -- Legislation. Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the USSR. Agreement on the Creation of a Commonwealth of Independent States. Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian Federation -- Russia. Federative Treaty. USSR Legislation From the Perestroika Era. Russian Legislation After 27.
ISBN
  • 0792323580
  • 9780792323587
  • 0792323599
  • 9780792323594
LCCN
93022608
OCLC
  • ocm28148292
  • 28148292
  • SCSB-8931472
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library