A critical evaluation of a decade of Russian membership of the Council of Europe, which also looks at future developments. Russia and the Council of Europebrings together academic legal experts, specialists involved in court practice and actors at different levels of political decision-making. INDICE: Introduction: Russia's Membership in the Council of Europe, Ten Years After; K.Malfliet & S.Parmentier PART I: A VIEW FROM WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE Russia's Accession to the Council of Europe and the Fulfillment ofits Obligations and Commitments; R.Bindig Democratic Reforms in Russia: The Role of the Monitoring Process of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; L.Van Den Brande PART II: THE INFLUENCE OF RUSSIA'S MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE ON LEGAL REFORMS IN RUSSIA Russia and the Rule of Law; F.Feldbrugge The Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on Russian Legislation and Judicial Practice; A.Kovler Russian Legal Reforms and the Council of Europe: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back; A.Fogelklou Adversarial Principlesand the Case File in Russian Criminal Procedure; J.Kahn PART III: IS RUSSIA HONOURING ITS MEMBERSHIP OBLIGATIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE? Gambling, Misunderstanding or Compromising? The Council of Europe and the War in Chechnya; A.Merlin Can the European Court of Human Rights Provide Justice for Victims of Russian Human Rights Abuses in Chechnya?; R.Lemaitre Conclusion: Future Perspectives; K.Malfliet & S.Parmentier
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24030-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 28/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés