Society: Why Do Russian Judges Act That Way?
Society: Why Do Russian Judges Act That Way?
Author(s): Sergey Leonidovich Chernov Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Russia; judiciary; trials; Pussy Riot; anti-Putin protest song; judges; National Bolshevik Party; opposition; Other Russia party; Vadim Volkov; Dmitry Medvedev; criminal courts; independence; law;
Summary/Abstract: An expert on the Russian judiciary explains why the country’s judges can’t – or won’t – exercise their independence.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 02/12
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
