• Party-state control in the Soviet Union, by L. Boim.--The protests and representations lodged by the Soviet Procuracy against the legality of governmental enactments, 1937-1964, by G. G. Morgan.--Soviet-type audit proceedings and their Western counterparts, by A. W. Rudzinski.

• Part I: The Soviet System. Part II: The Legal System. The Constitutional Order: from the U.S.S.R. to the Commonendent States. The Economic System: from Plan to Market. The social System. Part III: Legislation.
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This is a treatise on Russia's new legal system, as it emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The first part of the book analyzes in detail the political and economic origins of perestroika, indispensable for understanding the basic parameters of the evolution of Russian law. In the following chapters all major legal subjects are discussed against the background of their Soviet past and as the result of the radical changes in the political, social and economic make-up of the country. The appendices include the texts of the U.S.S.R. and Russian Constitutions, the Agreement of Minsk, The Russian Federation Treaty, bibliographical sources, and extensive indices of Soviet and Russian legislation. The book has been written for legal practitioners, comparative lawyers, and students of Russian law, but will also be of interest to a wider audience of political scientists and journalists.
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• Part 1: I. The Pre-War Record. II. War Years: The First Half, 1941-1943. III. War Years: The Second Half, 1943-1495. IV. Doctrinal Exegesis. V. The London Conference and After.
• Part 2: VI. A Long Digression.
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Recent events in former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have revived diplomatic interest in measures contemplating concerted action directed at the suppression and punishment of war crimes. Indeed, steps have already been initiated to set up war crimes tribunals to prosecute those responsible for such atrocities. Not to be outdone, Yeltsin's Foreign Minister has also issued a call for public discussion of the idea of "creating a system of international criminal justice with regard to crimes against peace and humanity, other international violations of the law." The precedents of the Second World War in this venue thus seem relevant once again. Since the Soviet Union played a leading role in paving the way for the Nuremberg trial and respective proceedings before national tribunals, and Russia - as self-proclaimed heir and successor to the USSR - continues to exercise a great deal of influence in these matters today, a look at Moscow's doctrinal and practical scorecard may prove useful for future reference. The present study explores the Soviet regime's contribution to the prehistory of the Nuremberg trial, i.e., the repertory of official acts and pronouncements as well as scholarly treatment of issues which ultimately shaped the legal complexion of the Nuremberg test. Our focus in this case is on the mode of development of the style and substance of the bill of indictment until the day of the court's opening session from the standpoint of Moscow's stake in the operation. The views recorded during the trial in primary or secondary sources or those expressed later are taken into account only if they shed light on the preparatory stages.
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• I: Jurisdictional Frame. A. Early Innings. B. Mostly Stalin. C. Khrushchev's Blueprint. D. Perestroika and After. II: Socialist Model. A. First Generation of Treaties on Legal Assistance. B. Second Generation. C. Conclusions. III: Non-Socialist Repertory. IV: Domestic Setting. V: Penal Matters. A. The Effect of the Convention. B. Communication between State Parties. C. Sentences, Pardons and Other Matters. D. The Actual Transfer. E. Commentary. F. Historical Influence. G. Reaction to the Convention. H. Practical Implementation. I. Other, Similar Legal Assistance Treaties. J. Conclusions: the Effect of Recent Events. VI: Russia and the Successor States.
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The present title is the last in a three-volume set addressing the umbrella theme of "The Soviet Union and International Cooperation in Legal Matters". The preceding installments treated the Soviet Union's record in the field of commercial arbitration and civil law, respectively. With the USSR dead, use of the term "Soviet Union" may call for some justification. In this instance, the desire to preserve stylistic continuity plays a role in the choice. Furthermore, the bulk of the monograph really does deal with the Soviet Union's track record in this domain on the assumption that much of its repertory in this theatre will be salvaged through the machinery of state succession in fairly intact or recognizable shape and affect the deployment of future modes of management of these affairs en route to stripping the old inventory of its "socialist" attributes and updating the core package. In that sense, the volume marks the end of a Soviet branch of international law and the dawn of a new discipline of research in the local brand of post-Soviet international law. It seems safe to say, though, that whatever lies ahead is going to have its roots in the country's contemporary history, and understanding these antecedents will make the job of figuring out what to expect next a bit easier. The study concentrates essentially on post-World War II repertory, with some reference to pre-1945 antecedents in order to put the picture in a clearer perspective.
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• List of Tables. Acknowledgements. Introduction.
• 1. Conceptual Framework.
• 2. Political Culture.
• 3. Constitution-Making.
• 4. Effectiveness.
• 5. Constitutional Change and Consolidation of Democracy. Bibliography. Index. About the Author.
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The last decade of the 20th century saw radical changes in Eastern Europe and the former USSR. Most of these countries made a transition from totalitarianism or authoritarianism to democracy and from central planning to a market economy. Adding to the latter, a number of national entities gained their independence after the disintegration of the federative states of the USSR, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. Many recent studies have focused on these double, in some cases triple transitions, and scholars from different fields analyzed the so-called "1989 Revolution" from different perspectives. Rather less scholarly attention has been paid to the future of post-communist constitutions and prospects for constitutionalism in these countries. The main questions dealt with throughout this study can be formulated as follows: Will liberal democratic constitutionalism take root in these countries? Will new constitutions in Eastern Europe and the former USSR perish or survive? This study also aims at contributing to the construction of a general constitutional theory by studying the causes and dynamics of constitutional change in general. Such constitutional change is not only on the East European, but also on the West European agenda. The purpose of this study is not to introduce a general theory about constitutional in/stability, but studying post-communist constitutions will help us to understand the causes and dynamics of constitutional change from a broader perspective.
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