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Ex-Justice Minister appointed as Presidential Envoy in Russian Constitutional Court

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree on appointment of ex-Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov to the post of the Presidential Envoy to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.

16:04 31.01.2020

Investment arbitration needs reforming – Russian Justice Minister

Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said at the VIII Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum (LF) on Friday that investment arbitration needs to be reformed.

16:41 18.05.2018

Russia has to accept ECHR judgment in Yukos case - official

Russia 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

Justice minister against preventive inspections of NGOs

The best approach is to hold specific inspections that follow up leads rather than preventive inspections of NGOs, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said during a meeting with State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin on Wednesday.

16:59 19.06.2013

Justice minister admits no NGO may ever be put on foreign agent list

Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov has not ruled out that the list of NGOs registered as foreign agents will remain empty, as he spoke at a meeting of the Presidential Council on Human Rights.

15:54 18.06.2013

Justice minister must cooperate more with Strasbourg court, lawyers say

Lawyers largely welcome Alexander Konovalov's reappointment as justice minister, based on a survey held by the Russian Legal Information Agency. Meanwhile, they hope that he will pay closer attention to the systematic violations uncovered by the European Court of Human Rights.

17:48 21.05.2012

Justice Minister calls for approving law on collectors as soon as possible

Acting Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov stated on Thursday that the law on collector activity should be drafted as soon as possible.

15:42 17.05.2012

Big business must help penitentiary system - Justice minister

Big businesses should receive tax benefits for working with the penitentiary system, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said in his speech at the State Duma on Wednesday.

16:37 21.09.2011