Russian Constitutional Court reviews NGO inspections complaintRussia’s Constitutional Court started hearings of an application filed by a slew of Russian human rights organizations on the standards of prosecutors’ inspections of NGOs.15:49 22.01.2015
Russia's Constitutional Court rules against homeowners over mortgage disputeRussia's Constitutional Court ruled that a federal law ordering a debtor to hand over property to a bank with which he had a mortgage is not in breach of the Constitution.14:24 19.01.2015
Russia has to accept ECHR judgment in Yukos case - officialRussia has to accept the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordering it to pay about 1.9 billion euros in damages to Yukos shareholders, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov told journalists on Wednesday.13:32 17.12.2014
Russian Constitutional Court upholds ban on Nazi symbolsRussia’s Constitutional Court has upheld the ban on the use of Nazi and similar symbols and attributes, the court said in a statement posted on its website Thursday.16:12 27.11.2014
Russians with minor convictions can become legal guardiansThe Russian Constitutional Court has okayed individuals with less serious convictions to be considered for legal guardianship in court, according to a court statement published on its website.12:35 19.11.2014
State court rep proposes security agency to protect judgesGovernment envoy to the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court, Mikhail Barshchevsky, proposed establishing a security agency to provide protection and promote the impartiality of judges, RIA Novosti reports.16:52 12.11.2014
Russians have right to know circumstances of death of relatives, court rulesRussia's Constitutional Court has confirmed the right of an individual to know the circumstances of death of a close relative even in a case involving classified information.14:40 11.11.2014
Russian NGOs challenge constitutionality of surprise inspectionsRussia’s Constitutional Court has accepted an application filed by Memorial, Agora and Civil Assistance human rights organizations against a law that permits surprise inspections at NGOs, according to the court records released on Monday.16:18 10.11.2014
Constitutional Court dismisses Tolokonnikova's claim over hooliganism chargesRussia's Constitutional Court has dismissed an application filed by Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova seeking to revise an article of the Criminal Code on hooliganism, a charge for which she was sentenced in 2012.11:40 22.10.2014
Spanish government contests Catalonian independence referendumThe Spanish government has decided to request that the Constitutional Court analyze the legality of the planned independence referendum in Catalonia, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told journalists after the cabinet’s emergency meeting on Monday.15:42 29.09.2014
Russia's Constitutional Court upholds "homosexual propaganda" banRussia's Constitutional Court has ruled that a controversial law banning "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" among minors is not in breach of the Constitution.11:15 25.09.2014
Criminal liability for denial of Soviet and Nazi aggression upheld in LatviaLatvia’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the parliamentary social democratic political alliance Harmony Center to reverse recent amendments that criminalized public denial, justification and glorification or trivialization of Soviet and Nazi aggression in Latvia, the online resource Delfi announced on Tuesday.10:33 16.07.2014
The Constitutional Court recommends updating law on antique arms salesRussia’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that clear regulations should be developed for the antique cutting weapons business.12:56 17.06.2014
Constitutional Court refuses to hear St. Petersburg protest ban complaintThe Russian Constitutional Court refused to hear a complaint regarding a city ordinance that bans protests in specific locations in St. Petersburg, according to a statement published on the court’s website.14:07 10.06.2014
Pussy Riot member requests probe into hooliganism lawPussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has filed a petition with the Constitutional Court that would require an inquiry into the enforcement of the law on hooliganism, her representative Ramil Akhmetgaliyev told RAPSI Tuesday.12:25 03.06.2014
Antique weapon trafficking must be criminalized – Russian officialsAuthorized representatives of the government at the Constitutional Court agreed this Tuesday during an open meeting that trafficking of antique weapons must be criminalized, RAPSI reports from the court.16:41 20.05.2014
Russian Constitutional Court confirms limits on jury trial for minorsRussia’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that limits to trial by jury for minors do not contradict the constitution, the court said. The ruling followed a complaint from an underage Russian whose murder case can no longer be heard at a district jury trial court.14:08 20.05.2014
Russian lawmaker proposes Constitutional Court reformLawmaker Viktor Pinsky (United Russia) has submitted a bill to the State Duma that would amend the law on the Constitutional Court. The goal is to reform the court and to introduce new principles for cooperation with the European Court of Human Rights, Kommersant newspaper writes on Wednesday.11:47 14.05.2014
Russian Constitutional Court approves early voting rightRussia’s Constitutional Court has terminated the ban on the right to early voting for valid reasons, such as vacation, business trip or health reasons.15:53 08.05.2014
Russian communists contest against Supreme Court merger - reportThe Communist Party group in the State Duma has appealed to the Constitutional Court to terminate the reform under which the Supreme Commercial Court is to be abolished.16:21 06.05.2014