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Recent Developments in Russian Constitutional and Administrative Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2019

Sergey A. Belov
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Abstract

This article is a brief sketch of recent development of the doctrine and practice in Russian constitutional and administrative law. The focus is made on the controversial issues of state organization and status of individuals, as well as the realization of legal principles established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993.

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The New Russia: Law and Legal Information IALL 25th Annual Course on International Law Librarianship
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International Journal of Legal Information , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , Summer 2007 , pp. 278 - 293
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Copyright © 2007 by the International Association of Law Libraries 

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