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Russian law firms change partners and worry about WTO

09:04 05/12/2011 At the International Legal Conference organized by the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) and RIA Novosti, participants discussed Russia’s WTO entry, issues with the Bar and reduced interest of legal firms in employing young specialists.

Russia needs an effective and humane criminal policy

14:38 21/10/2011 In the past 15 years, about 15 million people have been convicted in Russia, or one in every six or seven adult citizens. This state of affairs is deforming society. The amount of money that the state is pouring into the upkeep of prisons is about half the amount that goes towards schools.

Civil law should limit freedom of parties to contract

14:17 26/09/2011 The parties to a contract in Russia are guaranteed the maximum freedom according to contractual law, but not civil, corporate or substantive law, Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov said at the Asian and Pacific Countries Forum in Vladivostok.

Retrial on any grounds

17:38 20/09/2011 The lower house of the Russian parliament proposes amendments to the Russian Legal Procedure Code. The amendments provide for the establishment of a list specifying types of newly-discovered facts upon which criminal cases may be reopened.

Enforcing copyright: With or without the government?

14:10 06/06/2011 President Dmitry Medvedev routinely speaks about the overriding need to ensure compliance with copyright law. However, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) learned that this multi-dimensional task is handled by just four federal employees with very limited authority.

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Russia’s penitentiary service demands $2 million from convicted ex-head Korshunov

16:37 12/04/2021 The Federal Penitentiary Service has filed a lawsuit demanding to recover over 158 million rubles ($2 million) from ex-FSIN deputy director Oleg Korshunov and two other convicted service employees.

Russian court upholds refusal to rehabilitate man charged with helping Nazi invaders

11:01 12/04/2021 The Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has examined an opinion of the Deputy Prosecutor of the Smolensk Region on the refusal to rehabilitate a person convicted for treason.

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