{"product_id":"russia-and-its-constitution-promise-and-political-reality-9789004155350","title":"Russia and its Constitution: Promise and Political Reality","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Constitution of the Russian Federation was ratified in 1993 amid great hopes and aspirations following the collapse of the USSR.  The constitution proclaims the goal of establishing a “democratic, federal state” that functions according to rule of law and promises a broad array of social, political and economic rights to its citizens. But how well has the Russian government lived up to realizing these promises? Seven distinguished scholars on Russian politics and law examine the state of political accountability, federal power-sharing, judicial independence, press freedom, and criminal procedure in Russia today. The picture that emerges is decidedly mixed; they conclude that the Russian constitution remains a work in progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   Preface William B. Simons   Introduction: The Promise of the Russian Constitution Gordon B. Smith   Chief Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation: 1990 to the Present   Part I: Constitutional Promise and Political Realities  Chapter 1: Constitutionalism and Accountability in Contemporary Russia:  The Problem of Displaced Sovereignty  Richard Sakwa  Chapter 2: The Russian Constitutional Court’s Long Struggle for Viable Federalism Robert Sharlet  Chapter 3: Russia’s Constitutional Spirit: Judge-Made Principles in Theory and Practice Alexei Trochev  Part II: Constitutional Practice and Legal Obstacles  Chapter 4: Press Freedom in Russia: Does the Constitution Matter? Peter Krug  Chapter 5: The Procuracy: Constitutional Questions Deferred  Gordon B. Smith  Chapter 6: Modern Russian Criminal Procedure: The Adversarial Principle and Guilty Plea Stanislaw Pomorski  Chapter 7: Jury Trial and Adversary Procedure in Russia: Reform of Soviet Inquisitorial procedure or Democratic Window-Dressing? Stephen C. Thaman  Chapter 8: Russia’s Constitutional Project and Prospects for the Future Gordon B. Smith   About the Authors   List of Russian-Language Abbreviations   Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210605224279,"sku":"9789004155350","price":187.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/russia-and-its-constitution-promise-and-political-reality-9789004155350","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}