1st Edition

Judicial Law-Making in Post-Soviet Russia

By Alexander Vereshchagin Copyright 2007
288 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

288 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

288 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

A novel and incisive investigation of the role of judicial precedents and customs in Russian law, this book examines the trends in the development of judge-made law in Russian civil law since the demise of the Soviet Union. Exploring the interrelated propositions that a certain creative element is intrinsic to the judicial function in modern legal systems, which are normally shaped by both... Read more
Introduction.  Interpretation and Hard Cases.  The Scope and Limits of Judicial Law-Making.  The Forms of Judge-Made Law in Russia.  The Problem of Uniform Judicial Interpretation in Matters Legal.  Social and Political Issues in Courts.  Conclusion

Biography

Alexander Vereshchagin is Research Director of a Russian-Finnish law firm.