Government commission backs bill on Justice Ministry’s access to bank secrecy
The Government Law-Making Commission on Thursday approved an initiative giving the Justice Ministry a right to receive the banking secrecy information from credit organizations, according to Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia Vladimir Gruzdev.
No more scheduled inspections of nonprofits in Russia – Justice Ministry
No future scheduled inspections of non-profit organizations (NPOs) are planned in Russia, Deputy Minister of Justice of Russia Maxim Bezkhmelnitzin said at the Digitalization of National Jurisdiction discussion session held within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9 ¾, which completed its work in St. Petersburg on Saturday.
Russian Justice Ministry to complete Prison of the Future project by 2024
It is planned that the Prison of the Future project envisaging development of a complex facility combining a pretrial detention center, correctional institutions of different types, a prison, courtrooms, offices of prosecutors and lawyers, sports grounds and a production base is to be implemented in Russia by 2024, Deputy Justice Minister Yevgeniy Zabarchuk said at The Modernization of National Prison Estates discussion session at the St.
Superservice Digital Enforcement Proceedings to be put in operation in 2022
Superservice Digital Enforcement Proceedings, the model of which the executive authorities are currently working on, should start working in 2022, according to Deputy Minister of the Russian Justice Ministry Yevgeniy Zabarchuk at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9¾.
Expert committee of Russian Justice Ministry to evaluate problems in nonprofits activities
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation will create a special expert commission in the near future, which will evaluate problems arising in the activities of non-profit organizations (NPOs), Deputy Minister of Justice Oleg Sviridenko has said at the masterclass on the implementation of NPO legislation organized by the body at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9¾.
Vtimes media enters in foreign agents list – Russian Justice Ministry
The Justice Ministry of Russia on Friday placed Vtimes media outlet on the register of mass media acting as foreign agents.
Russian penal colonies and pretrial detention centers to be equipped with e-legal systems
Institutions of the Russian penal system are to be equipped with electronic databases of constantly updated normative legal acts regulating the rights and obligations of prisoners.
Number of forensic expert institutions must be increased in Russia – official
Russia’s Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko considers necessary to augment the number of forensic expert institutions in Russia and to provide them with modern criminalistic equipment.
Meduza media outlet declared foreign agent
The Justice Ministry added Meduza to the list of media acting as foreign agents, the Ministry’s press service reports Friday.
Russian Justice Ministry takes strides to create Unified State Register of Attorneys
The Justice Ministry of Russia is developing a bill on the Unified State Register of Attorneys, according to Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko.
Prosecutors to receive powers to represent Russia’s interests in international courts
The Justice Ministry will delegate its authority to represent interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts to the Prosecutor General’s Office, according to Russia’s Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko.
Russian Justice Ministry works on bill on digital technology use in criminal justice
The Justice Ministry of Russia is developing a bill to use modern digital technologies in criminal proceedings, according to Russia’s Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko.
Russia to sign Convention on Recognition of Foreign Judgments in Civil Cases
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Ministry of Justice to sign on behalf of the Russian Federation the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters.
State Duma committee backs extremist materials database bill
The State Duma Anti-Corruption and Safety Committee on Wednesday recommended that the lawmakers should adopt in the first reading a government legislative proposal to create a specialized information database of extremist materials.
Russian Justice Ministry proposes to conduct expert examination of intellectual property
Russia’s Ministry of Justice proposes to introduce an expert examination of intellectual property objects and indicate a new expert specialty for the conduct thereof.
Russian Justice Ministry drafts order on telephone talks of female prisoners with children
The Russian Ministry of Justice has developed a draft order granting women the right to carry out telephone conversations with their children, the body's press service informs on Thursday
Russian prosecutors to file claims with commercial courts as to state procurement disputes
Russia’s State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill envisaging that prosecutors are to be given the right to apply to commercial courts with claims concerning disputes over violations of the laws governing defense and public procurement.
Russian Justice Ministry’s decision to add journalist to foreign agents list suspended
Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday suspended the Justice Ministry’s decision to declare journalist of 7x7 media outlet Sergey Markelov a foreign agent.
Russian Justice Ministry backs extension of moratorium on NPOs’ reports of foreign funding
The Russian Ministry of Justice has supported the Civic Chamber as to the extension of the moratorium on reporting about foreign financing by nonprofits (NPOs) until July 15, 2021, by issuing a respective proposal.
Russian Justice Minister to visit detention centers, colonies without special permission
The State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a law granting the Minister of Justice the right to visit pre-trial detention centers and correctional colonies without special permission.