Is Russia’s judicial system reformable? OC: A fairly prevalent approach today views the Russian judicial system as dysfunctional: unwieldy law and shadowy governmental interference. To what extent is this caricature justified? AL: Let’s start with the positives. With respect to the basic legal code, the Russian Constitution is one of the most exemplary documents of its kind anywhere in the world. In general terms, too, much Russian legislation would pass any test of legal expertise. The problem is when we start talking about coherence and consistency. In other words, overregulation plus under-enforcement — that’s the short formula. In terms of administrative pressure, the judicial system is clearly exposed to the broader set of informal practices, unwritten rules and loyalty bonds that dominate Russia’s model of governance.
OC:How are such “correct” judgments delivered in practice? AL: Oral commands from above certainly play their part. These are the kinds of pressure I focus on in my research. AL: We don’t know. AL: Exactly. List of political parties in Russia. This article lists political parties in Russia. Russia has a multi-party system. Currently there are four parties that make up the federal parliament, the State Duma, with one dominant party (United Russia). History[edit] After the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet, and the adoption of the new constitution in October 1993, the first multiparty elections took place in the Russian Federation in December 1993. Political parties were associated by many with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and its totalitarian methods. Until the beginning of the 2000s Russia’s political parties were very fractured and institutionalised. Party of power[edit] In Russian politics, the party of power is the specially established party which unconditionally supports current president or prime minister in the parliament.
These parties were considered as parties of power: Legislation[edit] Social composition of voters[edit] Registered parties[edit] Currently represented in the State Duma[edit] Soviet parties[edit] A Just Russia. History[edit] Creation[edit] Rodina, being the only party of the three with seats in the Duma, was the dominant party in the unification process. In simultaneous conventions held in Moscow on 26 August 2006, Party of Life and the Party of Pensioners decided to join Rodina.[15] Two months later, on 28 October 2006, the new party held its founding congress, in which it was decided to change the party's name to A Just Russia.[12] Mironov was elected the unified party's chairman, while Rodina's former chairman Alexander Babakov became the secretary of the central council presidium, and the leader of the Party of Pensioners Igor Zotov was appointed secretary of the political council.[14][15] The next year, A Just Russia expanded further, absorbing 3 additional small parties in 2007.
These included the People's Party,[16] Party of Entrepreneurship Development and the Party of Constitutional Democrats.[12] First election successess[edit] 2007 Duma elections[edit] Post-election[edit] Platform[edit] Politics of Russia. The politics of Russia (the Russian Federation) takes place in the framework of a federal semi-presidential republic. According to the Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is head of state, and of a multi-party system with executive power exercised by the government, headed by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President with the parliament's approval. Legislative power is vested in the two houses of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, while the President and the government issue numerous legally binding by-laws. Since gaining its independence with the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, Russia has faced serious challenges in its efforts to forge a political system to follow nearly seventy-five years of Soviet rule.
For instance, leading figures in the legislative and executive branches have put forth opposing views of Russia's political direction and the governmental instruments that should be used to follow it. Historical background[edit] Pro-Kremlin, opposition groups miles apart in corruption protests. The pro-Kremlin Nashi youth group and the Russian opposition People's Freedom Party both protested against corruption on Saturday, holding separate rallies in Moscow.
Police said the Nashi event brought 50,000 young activists to Sakharov Avenue, named after the physicist and human rights campaigner Andrei Sakharov, north of the city center, while a RIA Novosti correspondent at the opposition rally a couple of miles away said about 1,500 people took part. At the Nashi demonstration, where the closed-off street was accessible only through a police cordon and metal detectors, the organization's leaders lead the crowd in chants of "No corruption! " and announced the launch of an online campaign to bring corruption to light. They called on activists to post videos, stories and questions about corruption at "belye fartuki" meaning white aprons in Russian. The stage was flanked by posters reading "Against tyranny! Against corruption! " and "For free and fair elections! "