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• Introduction
• State-building as lawfare : the view from above and from below
• The field : ethnography of legal pluralism in postwar Chechnya
• The Chechen way : lawfare under Imperial and Soviet rule
• "There are no camels in Chechnya!" lawfare during the independence period
• "We will use every resource!" jurisdictional politics in postwar Chechnya
• Laws in conflict : hybrid legal order in contemporary Chechnya
• "People need law" : demand for social order after conflict
• Chechen women go to court : war and women's lawfare
• Conclusion

"State-Building as Lawfare offers a unique study on how the state and other social forces regulate everyday life. Focusing on the case of Russian state presence in postwar Chechnya, the book explores how state and non-state legal systems are used to achieve political goals. Egor Lazarev applies this theory of state-building as lawfare to study how politicians and individuals navigate Russian state law, Sharia, and customary law in postwar Chechnya. The book addresses two interrelated puzzles: why do local rulers tolerate and even promote non-state legal systems at the expense of state law, and why do some members of repressed ethnic minorities choose to resolve their everyday disputes using state legal systems instead of non-state alternatives? By analyzing the legacies of the prolonged armed conflict of the 1990s and 2000s, Lazarev sheds an important light on state-building from above and below"-- Provided by publisher

• Table of Legislation Table of Conventions, Treaties etc Documents from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• 1. Introduction I. Whose Constitutionality? II. Overview of Russia III. The Cultural Approach to Law IV. Conclusion
• 2. Historical Background to the 1993 Constitution I. Introduction II. Before the Empire III. The Tsar as Emperor IV. End of Empire and Establishing Soviet Power V. Perestroika: A Time of Change VI. The USSR Disintegrates VII. Russian Developments VIII. Conclusion
• 3. Genesis and Overview of the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation: The Constitution's Creation and General Schema I. Introduction II. The Genesis of the 1993 Constitution III. Overview of the Contents of the Constitution IV. Conclusion
• 4. The President I. Introduction II. The First Russian Presidency III. The Presidency under the 1993 Constitution IV. Presidential Powers V. Accountability VI. Conclusion
• 5. The Legislature: Legislation But Ineffective Representation? I. Introduction II. Establishing a Multi-party Legislature III. Law-Making by the Federal Assembly IV. The Federal Assembly's Other Powers V. Reform Proposals VI. Conclusion
• 6. The Government and Other Agencies I. Introduction II. Establishing the Government III. Government Accountability IV. Regional Government V. Institutions Supporting Governance VI. Conclusion
• 7. Courts and Judges I. Introduction II. Russia's Courts III. Judicial Independence IV. Conclusion
• 8. The Treatment of Rights I. Introduction II. Establishing Human Rights III. Russians' Rights IV. Rights Enforcement V. Conclusion
• 9. Conclusion.
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'[The] scholarship is consistently thorough and lucid, and absolutely reliable' European Public Law As reviews of the first edition attest, this book gives a unique critical and contextual insight into the Constitution of one the world's most powerful countries. Its first edition was published in 2011, when Dmitrii Medvedev was Russia's President. Since then there was a regime change in 2012 as Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency, and, significantly, dramatic shifts in constitutionality as Russia pursues a 'return to traditional values'. The book explores the Constitution's evolution over its nearly 30 years' existence, including the significant amendments of 2020. This second edition situates these important changes in the context of Russia's historical and legal development, as Putin continues to dominate the political scene. It also looks at broader constitutional questions on the interrelation between the main State agencies, the role of the courts, human rights and their enforcement.
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• Introduction: A Russian conception of legal consciousness / Randall A. Poole
• Law and the Orthodox Church in the history of Russia / Paul Valliere
• Vasilii Malinovskii : a Russian Christian on war and peace / William E. Butler
• Mikhail Speranskii : statesman, jurist, Christian thinker / Vladimir A. Tomsinov
• Aleksandr Kunitsyn : pioneer of natural law in Russia / Julia Berest
• Konstantin Pobedonostsev : law, religion, and Russian conservatism / Gregory L. Freeze
• Boris Chicherin : Christian modernist / Gary M. Hamburg
• The civic religion of Anatolii Koni / Tatiana Borisova
• Leonid Kamarovskii : Christian values and international law / Vladimir A. Tomsinov
• Vladimir Soloviev : faith, philosophy, and law / Paul Valliere
• Between law and theology : Russia's modern Orthodox canonists / Vera Shevzov
• Pavel Novgorodtsev : natural law and its religious justification / Konstantin M. Antonov
• Sergei Kotliarevskii : the rule of law in Russian liberal theory / Randall A. Poole
• ikolai Alekseev : advocate of social justice and global peace / Martin Beisswenger
• Ivan Ilyin : philosopher of law, force, and faith / Paul Valliere

"This book focuses on a vibrant central current within the history of Russian legal thought: how Christianity, and theistic belief generally, has inspired the aspiration to the rule of law in Russia, informed Russian philosophies of law, and shaped legal practices. In this volume, a team of Western and Russian scholars presents fourteen concise, non-technical portraits of modern Russian jurists and philosophers of law whose thought was shaped significantly by Orthodox Christian faith or theistic belief. Each portrait provides essential biographical information, a description of the jurist's religious views, and a substantive account of the subject's jurisprudential ideas. Each chapter ends with a word about the jurist's legacy in Russia today. The collection embraces the most creative period of Russian legal thought, the century and a half from the later Enlightenment to the Russian emigration following the Bolshevik Revolution and Civil War of 1917-1921. While many of the figures represented in this gallery were liberals, in various sense of the term, the volume reaches across the ideological spectrum. Contributors to the volume include respected senior authorities together with younger scholars of exceptional promise. This book will merit the attention of anyone interested in exploring the connections between law and religion in modern times"-- Provided by publisher

• Introduction
• Formalism and decisionism in Soviet and Russian jurisprudence
• The philosophy behind human rights : Valerii Zorkin vs. the West
• Conservatism in Russia and sovereignty in human rights
• Religion, sexual minorities, and the rule of law in Russia : mutual challenge
• Religious beliefs in the jurisprudence of the Russian Supreme Court
• Conclusion

This volume examines the elements of formalism and decisionism in Russian legal thinking and, also, the impact of conservatism on the interplay of these elements. The actual conservative narratives, about the distinctiveness of Russian law, reveal certain features of the intellectual culture that is transmitted in legal education, scholarship and practice. These narratives are based on the idea of sovereignty understood as legal omnipotence of the state. References to sovereignty justify the requirement of legality in the sense of fidelity to the letter of the law. They also often serve as a rationale for crafting exceptions to constitutional non-discrimination principles as they are applied to political, religious, sexual and other minorities.
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• Preface
• The concept and types of intellectual property
• Characteristics of intellectual property rights : the economic and legal aspect
• Legal regulation of intellectual property in the Russian Federation
• Government authorities and other organizations operating in the field of management and protection of IP
• General provisions on the creation and registration of intellectual property
• Intellectual resources and human capital
• Intellectual property in corporate relations
• The main ways of IP use in business
• Transfer of rights to intellectual property
• IP in digital economy
• Protection of intellectual property rights

Intellectual property rights are essential for a firm's competitive edge and success and form the significant assets for many firms. The authors of this book argue that intellectual property is a complex phenomenon, which inevitably requires a combination of both economic and legal considerations, because the lack of understanding of the mechanisms for the protection and preservation of IP can serve to undermine any of the potential economic benefits. The book outlines the opportunities that can be derived from the use of IP in business and also identifies the rules necessary for their implementation. It offers a comprehensive, systemic research of intellectual property based on the most up-to-date legislation and cases of IP use in Russia. Such an approach will allow readers to fully understand the peculiarities of IP as a special phenomenon of the Russian market. There is a good balance between theoretical knowledge and practical implementation, and the plain language and unique approach to structuring information make the book accessible and easy to understand. It contains a special glossary of terms to facilitate the understanding of the material presented in the book. Although the book looks specifically at the Russian case, it will have international appeal, since intellectual property, by its very nature, has become a transnational phenomenon. Moreover, the international regulatory framework provides for the similarity of legal regulation of IP. The book will find an audience among researchers concerned with the economics and law of intellectual property, as well as, policymakers and practitioners involved in business IP.
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• Introduction
• The Soviet doctrine on the right to self-determination revisited
• Russia, the right to self-determination and sovereignty
• Russia, the right to self-determination and secession
• Russia, the right to self-determination and annexation
• Post-Soviet scholarship on self-determination
• Final conclusions

The right to self-determination is renowned for its lack of clear interpretation. Broadly speaking, one can differentiate between a 'classic' and a 'romantic' tradition. In modern international law, the balance between these two opposing traditions is sought in an attempt to contain or 'domesticate' the romantic version by limiting it to 'abnormal' situations, that is cases of 'alien subjugation, domination and exploitation'. This book situates Russia's engagement with the right to self-determination in this debate. It shows that Russia follows a distinct approach to self-determination that diverges significantly from the consensus view in international state practice and scholarship, partly due to a lasting legacy of the former Soviet doctrine of international law. Against the background of the Soviet Union's role in the evolution of the right to self-determination, the bulk of the study analyses Russia's relevant state practice in the post-Soviet space through the prisms of sovereignty, secession, and annexation. Drawing on analysis of all seven major secessionist conflicts in the former Soviet space and a detailed study of Russian sources and scholarship, it traces how Russian engagement with self-determination has changed over the past three decades. Ultimately, the book argues that Russia's approach to the right of peoples to self-determination should not only be understood in terms of power politics disguised as legal rhetoric but in terms of a continuously assumed regional hegemony and exceptionalism, based on balance-of-power considerations.
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• Preface / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Aleksei V. Bogoviz, and Elena G. Popkova
• Causal Relations of the Origin of Conflicts in B2C Markets and Methods for Their Judging / leksei V. Bogoviz, Mikhail Y. Zakharov, Tatiana M. Rogulenko, Svetlana V. Ponomareva and Vladimir S. Osipov
• Conflicts in B2B Markets and Alternative Methods of Their Judging / Aleksei V. Bogoviz, Vladimir S. Osipov, Daniil M. Pimenov, Valentina M. Mironenko and Inna S. Kamaykina
• Available Methods of Judging Conflicts in B2G, G2B, and G2C Markets in Modern Russia / Aleksei V. Bogoviz, Petr N. Afonin, Siradzheddin N. Gamidullaev, Marina N. Rudenko, and Yaroslav N. Vorontsov
• Alternative Methods of Resolving Conflicts in Mergers and Acquisitions / Ekaterina A. Orlova, Evgeniya V. Vikulina, Anna V. Bodyako, Irina V. Bardina and Valentina M. Mironenko
• Special Methodology for Resolution of Conflicts between Participants of Technology Parks and Innovation Networks / Alexander E. Suglobov, Irina P. Drachena, Elena E. Tolikova, Tatyana I. Rudakova, and Dmitry M. Manyshin
• Conflicts between Participants of Clusters and Special Economic Zones and Methods of Their Resolution / Alexander E. Suglobov, Oleg G. Karpovich, Valentina V. Kurnosova, Alexander A. Podrezov, and Camila I. Weisman
• Accession to the WTO as a Way of Gaining Access to a Highly Effective Methodology for Judging International Economic Conflicts / Svetlana V. Lobova, Aleksei V. Bogoviz, Zoia V. Chebotareva, Nodari D. Eriashvili and Nadezhda S. Ivanchenko
• Methodology for Judging Conflicts Arising in International Mergers and Acquisitions / Aleksei V. Bogoviz, Margarita V. Melnik, Natalia V. Lashchinskaya, Svetlana V. Lobova, and Elena A. Shevereva
• Methodology for Judging Conflicts between the Transnational Economic Clusters Participants / Aleksei V. Bogoviz, Pavel L. Chernov, Sergey V. Muzalev, Larisa V. Zhdanova, and Arsen S. Abdulkadyrov
• Prerequisites for the Development and Popularization of Alternative Methods of Resolving Economic Conflicts / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Alexander I. Goncharov, Elena I. Inshakova, and Irina A. Stepanova
• Peculiarities of the Perception of Alternative Methods of Resolving Conflicts in the Business Environment of Property Turnover in the Russian Federation / Alla E. Kalinina, Agnessa O. Inshakova, Irina A. Stepanova, Andrey N. Sadkov
• Digital Technologies for Alternative Methods of Resolving Conflicts : The Prospects of Application in Russia and Other BRICS Countries / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Alexander I. Goncharov, Elena I. Inshakova, Yuliya A. Tumchuk
• Formation of the Basis for Positive Regulation of Alternative Methods of Resolving Conflicts in the Russian Federation / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Iolanta V. Baltutite, Irina A. Stepanova, Andrey N. Sadkov
• Pretense Procedure for Settlement of Conflicts : Legislation and Law Enforcement Activities / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Yulia G. Leskova, Igor B. Ilovaysky, Irina A. Stepanova
• Arbitral Proceedings: Legislation and Law Enforcement / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Lyudmila A. Chegovadze, Iolanta V. Baltutite, Irina A. Stepanova
• Mediation: Legislation and Law Enforcement Activities / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Alexander I. Goncharov, Tatiana V. Deryugina, Irina A. Stepanova
• International Commercial Arbitration : Legislation and Law Enforcement / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Igor B. Ilovaysky, Svetlana Yu. Kazachenok, Irina A. Stepanova
• Med-arb : Concept, Features of Regulation, and Prospects for Law Enforcement / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Alexander I. Goncharov, Svetlana Yu. Kazachenok, and Maxim V. Sevost'yanov
• "Mini-Court" : Features of the Regulation and Prospects for Law Enforcement / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Evgenya E. Frolova, Svetlana Yu. Kazachenok, Peter M. Filippov
• "Judge in Rent" : Features of Regulation and Prospects for Law Enforcement / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Alla E. Kalinina, Svetlana Yu. Kazachenok, Ksenia V. Shubenkova
• Financial Ombudsman : Features of Regulation and Prospects for Law Enforcement / Vasiliy V. Tarakanov, Agnessa O. Inshakova, Evgenya E. Frolova, Svetlana Yu. Kazachenok
• Negotiation : Features of Regulation and Prospects for Law Enforcement / Agnessa O. Inshakova, Vladimira V. Dolinskaya, Alexander I. Goncharov, Viktoria A. Sandalova
• Book Summary / Agnessa O. Inshakova and Alexander I. Goncharov

• The origins of the new Russian federalism (1990-1992)
• The new federal order in force (1992-2000)
• Russian federalism in the stage of stagnation (2000-2004)
• Federalism with a unitary face (2004-2019)
• How to revive federalism in Russia : some practical aspects
• Conclusion and future perspective

The focus of this book is the legal analysis of the evolution of federal relationships from an asymmetric treaty-constitutional federation to a de facto unitary state. Questioned is whether it is worth returning to the asymmetric federative form, while the aim is to review the origins of federalism in the New Russia, assess the present de jure and de facto situations and analyze whether Russia has a chance of reviving federalism. Steps forward on the way to developed federal relationships in the 1990s have been replaced by steps backwards owing to unitary tendencies in the 2000s and the 2010s. But is this a sustainable state of affairs? The possible ways of framing relations between the center and the constituent units for the next four years and beyond are also discussed. This book is aimed at researchers and students in the field of comparative constitutional law, Russian studies and federal and regional studies. Gulnara R. Shaikhutdinova is Professor and Doctor of International Law in the Faculty of Law of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation.
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• Introduction
• Historical background
• Sources of the Russian law of treaties
• Contemporary treaty-making in the Russian Federation
• Publication and registration of treaties in Russia
• Constitutional legislative history and treaties in the Russian legal system
• Treaties of subjects of the Russian Federation
• International treaties in Russian judicial and arbitral practice
• Generally-recognized principles and norms of international law
• Conclusions

This addition to the Elements of International Law series explores the role of international law as an integral part of the Russian legal system, with particular reference to the role of international treaties and of generally-recognized principles and norms of international law. Following a discussion of the historical place of treaties in Russian legal history and the sources of the Russian law of treaties, the book strikes new ground in exploring contemporary treaty-making in the Russian Federation by drawing upon sources not believed to have been previously used in Russian or western doctrinal writings. Special attention is devoted to investment protection treaties. The importance of publishing treaties as a condition of their application by Russian courts is explored. For the first time a detailed account is given of the constitutional history of treaty ratification in Russia, the outcome being that present constitutional practice is inconsistent with the drafting history of the relevant constitutional provisions. The volume gives attention to the role of the Russian Supreme Court in developing treaty practice through the issuance of "guiding documents" binding on lower courts, the reaction of the Russian Constitutional Court to judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, and the place of treaties as an integral part of the Russian legal system. Butler further explores the hierarchy of sources of law, together with other facets of Russian arbitral and judicial practice with respect to treaties and other sources of international law. He concludes with a consideration of the 'generally-recognized principles and norms of international law' and their role as part of the Russian system.
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• Russian law in a comparative perspective
• Sources and hierarchy of laws
• The judicial system
• The legal profession
• Constitutional structure
• Individual rights
• Civil and commercial law
• Tax law
• Foreign investment law
• Private international law
• Civil and arbitrazh procedure
• Challenging government action
• Criminal and administrative offense law
• Criminal and administration offense procedure

• The history of arbitration in Russia
• The 2015 reform of arbitration
• Arbitrability of disputes
• Arbitral instructions
• Impartiality and independence of arbitrators and arbitral institutions
• Arbitration agreements
• Arbitration procedure and assistance and control by the court
• Setting aside of awards
• The enforcement of arbitral awards

Russian Arbitration Law and Practice provides a comprehensive and practical analysis of Russian arbitration law of post-2015 reform. After addressing issues such as arbitrability, arbitration clauses, arbitral procedure, the book looks into the way Russian courts apply arbitration law when Russian parties seek to set aside unfavourable awards and when foreign parties seek to have awards enforced against Russian parties. The book provides guidance to Russian arbitration law in operation, drawing on the authors own practical insight and experience. The author offers a comprehensive description of the relevant areas of Russian law including procedural law, mandatory rules, and the most relevant public regulations that influence recognition and enforceability of an award in Russia. It highlights problematic areas for due diligence of potential Russian business partners, serving the purpose of avoiding future disputes. The book also deals with court procedures in Russia (injunctions, parallel proceedings, etc.) that may affect arbitral proceedings. The issues of recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in Russia and challenging arbitral awards in Russia are also covered. A section is devoted to particularities of arbitral proceedings at ICAC, Russia's most popular arbitral institution, and to arbitration proceedings with its seat in Russia.
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• Foreword / Paul Arthur Berkman, Alexander N. Vylegzhanin and Oran R. Young
• Preface / Alexander N. Vylegzhanin
• Treaties (selected provisions)
• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law (selected provisions)
• Relevant laws and other legal acts of Russia (selected provisions)
• Legislative fundamentals of Arctic policies of foreign states and of the European Union (selected provisions).

"This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative translation into English of national and international laws of Russia that relate to the Arctic from the early 19th century to the present, revealing the historical and current context of sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction across nearly half of the north polar region. The Russian original version was coordinated by Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov, former Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation and currently the President of the Russian International Affairs Council.This unique translation complements all legal, geopolitical and governance analyses of the Arctic as a primary source of information, without interpretation or bias."-- Back cover.