Khodorkovsky's attorney contests competition for ECHR judge positionAttorney of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky Karina Moskalenko challenged the results of a competition to fill the position of a judge from Russia at the European Court of Human Rights.18:53 02.03.2012
Prosecutors' suit against сommentary on Bhagavad Gita reasonable - expertHead of the Justice Ministry's religion expert council Alexander Dvorkin holds that the Tomsk prosecutor's office has good reasons to declare сommentary on Bhagavad Gita extremist.11:54 21.02.2012
Public defender's fee is humiliating in Russia - MCBA chairmanThe statutory fee for public defenders is humiliatingly low, Moscow City Bar Association (MCBA)Chairman Genri Reznik said while addressing the Tenth Bar Conference on Friday.15:04 10.02.2012
U.S. and Russian postal services to agree on postage for mailing case documentsU.S. and Russian postal services will soon agree on postage payment for mailing case documents.11:56 10.02.2012
Russia proposes entering into extradition treaties with United StatesThe Justice Ministry of Russia has proposed the United States entering into bilateral treaties on extradition and convicts hand over or join the relevant international convention procedures.10:34 10.02.2012
Justice Ministry calls for tougher regulation of non-profit entitiesThe Justice Ministry has proposed toughening legislation governing non-profit organizations and granting the authorities more power to inspect their business activities, Vladimir Titov, the head of its Non-Profit Organization Department.15:22 06.02.2012
Ukrainian Justice minister cannot say when Tymoshenko to be moved to prisonMinister of Justice of Ukraine Alexander Lavrinovich said it is hard to say now when former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will be moved to prison from the pre-trial detention center.16:38 29.12.2011
Financial markets service amends trading session suspension rulesThe Justice Ministry has registered the Federal Service for Financial Markets' order amending the rules of suspending trading sessions.16:41 13.12.2011
Chief bailiff calls for more powers to bring prosecutionChief Russian Bailiff Artur Parfyonchikov calls for extending the bailiffs' powers to initiate criminal prosecution against fraudulent debtors.13:18 05.10.2011
Russia to confiscate unlawfully acquired property - Justice MinistryRussia will adopt the global practice of confiscating unlawfully acquired property with time, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said in his address to the State Duma on Wednesday.17:02 21.09.2011
Big business must help penitentiary system - Justice ministerBig 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