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The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation records the fundamental transformation in Russian criminal law in the post-Soviet era and reflects the accumulated experience of three decades of criminal policy. Since its inception in 1996, the Code has expanded in size substantially. The current version contains the responses of the Russian Federation to its new perception of its place the international community. William E. Butler is the John Edw...

The Civil Code of the Republic Uzbekistan as amended to 1 January 2023 is a central key normative legal act for foreign investors and of considerable interest to the comparative law community as a leading Central Asian model for a legal system in transition from the socialist legal tradition to a more market-oriented legal system. William E. Butler is the John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law, Emeritus P...

An Encyclopedic Treatise on the St. Petersburg School Based on unprecedented use of archival sources in St. Petersburg and the United States, this encyclopedic treatise is dedicated to the individuals associated with the development of international legal doctrine and state practice for two centuries in the capital of the Russian Empire. Well over four hundred are identified and the contributions of principal figures are summarized or critique...

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Substantially revised and expanded, this edition contains more than 25, 000 words and phrases drawn from the legislative acts, international treaties and doctrinal writings of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Unlike the great majority of other legal dictionaries, its terminological base is founded on Russian legal practice and usage. The English translations are intended to convey the literal meaning of Russian te...

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The seven principal English-language versions of Grotius's classic work On the Law of War and Peace (1625) were published between 1654 and 1928. Either by design or serendipity, each of these appeared on the eve of, during, or immediately after a major international conflict. All major achievements in their time, they expressed an overriding conviction that Grotian insights would enlighten present-day readers and help to lessen the incidence a...

This volume focuses on the most essential foundation laws for the foreign investor and student of foreign economic relations. Translated from the Russian by Professor Butler, it covers legislation relating to insurance, insolvency, companies and partnerships, state and municipal enterprises, noncommercial organizations, civil rights, and foreign investment. Each law is prefaced by a detailed table of contents, and all translations are made fro...

Comparative lawyers from Belarus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and the United States explore the contributions of Eastern and Central European comparatists mostly unknown outside the region in 25 essays addressing individuals, processes and institutions from the sixteenth century to recent times. Most names will be unfamiliar to comparative lawyers not from the region, some over...

The Civil Code of the Republic Kazakhstan, as amended, is among the most influential documents of its kind in Central Asia. A key document for any foreign investor, it is of considerable interest to the international and comparative law community as a leading Central Asian model for a legal system in transition from the socialist legal tradition to a destination as yet undetermined. lvii, 551 pp.

The massive amendments in 2020 to the Russian Constitution are explored in this revised and updated introduction to the historical and contemporary foundations of the Russian legal system set in the larger context of comparative legal studies. This volume retains its basic structure: The Russian Legal System in Context (Russian Law in Comparative Legal Studies, Russian Law and Legal Translation), The Foundations of Russian Law (The Pre-Revolut...

This addition to the Elements of International Law series explores the role of international law as an integral part of the Russian legal system, with particular reference to the role of international treaties and of generally-recognized principles and norms of international law.

This addition to the Elements of International Law series explores the role of international law as an integral part of the Russian legal system, with particular reference to the role of international treaties and of generally-recognized principles and norms of international law.

The origins and development of Russian law and of state practice in developing the law of nations, mostly with a Russian dimension are explored in 35 articles and reviews revised for this volume.

The first book in decades to explore the historical, jurisprudential, and methodological foundations of modern comparative legal studies in the former Soviet Union, it is without precedent there in its breadth of authorship and methodological originality.

The Russian Legal Practitioner focuses primarily on the advokat, the Russian lawyer with a right of audience in court. Additionally, the book examines the jurisconsult, the lawyer who works for commercial law firms or in the civil service. The book uses the Federal Law on the Advokatura as its central organizing point, with introductory chapters on the history of both branches. The book will be of interest to academics and professionals, since...

The present volume brings together a set of materials unique to the Tunkin family and of considerable interest to historians of international law, legal doctrine, and international diplomacy. The book opens with the Recollections of Grigorii Ivanovich Tunkin by his youngest son, Vladimir Grigorevich Tunkin. These are followed by the texts of Tunkin's lectures at The Hague Academy of International Law delivered on four occasions between 1958 an...

A thoroughly revised and updated introduction to the historical and contemporary foundations of the Russian legal system placed in the larger context of comparative legal studies.

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From the Celebrated Four-language Edition of the Nakaz. A major document of the Enlightenment, the Nakaz, or Instruction, composed by Catherine the Great served to guide the assembly summoned in 1766 to draft a new code of laws for the Russian Empire. Drawn from Montesquieu, Rousseau, and other Enlightenment thinkers, the Nakaz condemned torture and capital punishment and endorsed such principles as the equality of all before the law. Publishe...