• Preface
• Russian law in comparative legal studies
• Russian law and legal translation
• The pre-revolutionary heritage
• Russian legal theory
• Sources of law
• Legal profession and legal education
• The administration of legality
• Constitutional law.

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, this volume addresses The Russian Legal System in Context (Russian Law in Comparative Legal Studies, Russian Law and Legal Translation); The Foundations of Russian Law (The Pre-Revolutionary Heritage; Russian Legal Theory; Sources of Law; Legal Professor and Legal Education); The Administration of Russian Legality (ministries of justice, judicial system, procuracy, notariat, registry for acts of legal status, administrative commissions, law enforcement agencies, investigative agencies, arbitration, and the role of non-State entities); and the State Structure of the Russian Federation (Presidency, Federal Assembly, Government, Local Self-Government). Recommendations are made for further reading. The 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation as amended to date is appended.
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The most comprehensive introduction in English to the historical background and contemporary state of Russian family law, with extensive reference to judicial practice in Russian courts and in the European Court of Human Rights involving Russian parties. A historical introduction to Russian family law is followed by an account of the general provisions on family relations, the sources of Russian family law, the regulation of marriage, divorce, invalidity, personal rights and duties of spouses, marital property (including the marriage contract), rights and duties of parents and children, alimony, adoption, and other variants of caring for children left without parents. The study closes with a discussion of private international legal aspects of family relations, including the recognition and dissolution of foreign marriages, personal rights and duties of spouses, alimony, adoption, the application of foreign law, and the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention. The full text of the Family Code is appended in the author's translation.
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• Historical introduction to Russian inheritance law
• General provisions on right to inherit
• Sources of Russian inheritance law
• Inheritance by will
• Inheritance by operation of law (intestacy)
• Acquisition of inheritance
• Protection of estate property
• Division of inheritance and expenses among heirs
• Defense of inheritance rights
• Private international law aspects of inheritance.

Russian Inheritance Law is a comprehensive introduction to the historical foundations and contemporary legislation and judicial practice regulating inheritance relations in the Russian Federation. Following an account of the development of inheritance in Kievan Rus, Muscovy, and Imperial Russia, the volume traces the twilight of traditional inheritance during the Soviet era, from the outright abolition of heritance to the gradual reintroduction of limited inheritance by operation of law. Attention is given to general provisions on the right to inherit, sources of inheritance law, inheritance by will and by intestacy, acquiring an inheritance, protection of estate property, division of the estate and expenses, defence of inheritance rights, and private international law aspects of inheritance. Relevant provisions of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation are appended.
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• Russian law in comparative legal studies
• Russian law and legal translation
• The pre-revolutionary heritage
• Russian legal theory
• Sources of law
• Legal profession and legal education
• The administration of legality
• Constitutional law.

An extensive introduction to the historical and contemporary foundations of the Russian legal system placed in the larger fabric of comparative legal studies, this volume addresses: The Russian Legal System in Context (Russian Law in Comparative Legal Studies; Russian Law and Legal Translation); The Foundations of Russian Law (The Pre-Revolutionary Heritage; Russian Legal Theory; Sources of Law: Legal Profession and Legal Education); The Administration of Russian Legality (ministries of justice, judicial system, procuracy, notariat, registry for acts of legal status, administrative commissions, law enforcement agencies, investigative agencies, arbitration; and the role of non-State entities); and the State Structure of the Russian Federation (Presidency, Federal Assembly, Government, Local Self-Government). Recommendations are made for further reading. The 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation as amended in February 2014 is appended.
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• Introduction
• On the history of legal representation in Russia
• Commentary on the federal law of the Russian Federation "On advokat activity and the advokatura in the Russian Federation". General provisions
• Rights and duties of advokat
• Status of advokat
• Organization of advokat activity and the advokatura
• Concluding and transitional provisions
• The jurisconsult in Russia
• The foreign legal practitioner in Russia.

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 advokat and the jurisconsult are the Russian jurists with whom foreign investors and foreign law firms will be working.
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• Table of Russian Legislation (Including Subjects of the Russian Federation)-- Table of USSR Legislation-- Table of Judicial Materials-- Table of Treaties of the Russian Federation-- Table of Documents of the Union of Belarus and the Russian Federation-- List of Abbreviations-- LAW AND FOREIGN RELATIONS--
• 1. Towards a Concept of Foreign Relations Law--
• 2. Sources of Russian Sources of Russian Foreign Relations and Investment Law-- FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS LAW--
• 3. Foreign Trade Law--
• 4. Foreign Investment Law-- LEGAL STATUS OF ALIENS--
• 5. Foreigners and Stateless Persons in Russia--
• 6. Rights of Foreigners--
• 7. Duties and Procedural Rights of Foreigners--
• 8. Foreign Juridical Persons and Entities in Russia--
• 9. Private International Law-- THE STATE AND FOREIGN RELATIONS--
• 10. International Law and the Russian Legal System--
• 11. Territory of the Russian Federation--
• 12. Foreign Personnel Enjoying Special Legal Status-- ANNEXES--
• 1. Federal Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation (25 July 2002, as amended)--
• 2. Federal Law on Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation (9 July 1999, as amended)--
• 3. Federal Law on Investment Activity in the Russian Federation Effectuated in the Form of Capital Investments (25 February 1999, as amended)--
• 4. Federal Law on the Fundamental Principles of State Regulation of Foreign Trade Activity (8 December 2003, as amended)--
• 5. Table of Russian Double Taxation Treaties, Conventions, and Agreements--
• 6. Table of Foreign Investment Protection Treaties and Agreements--
• 7. Table of Conventions of the International Labout Organisation Ratified by the Russian Federation-- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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Russian Foreign Relations and Investment Law is the fourth volume in OUP's Russian law mini-series and is the first comprehensive study of Russian foreign relations law which examines the legal rights of, and limitations on, foreigners in Russia. Increasing investment in Russia makes this an ideal time to publish a further volume with the focus on this area. With the emphasis placed on the commercial investor, Butler provides a thorough guide from both perspectives of the foreigner trading into Russia and the foreign investor exporting from within Russia. Through twelve logical chapters Butler covers areas such as foreign trade law, foreign investment law, different types of foreigners and thier rights, aspects of employment law, civil law rights and duties, and general principles of international law all within the context of the Russian legal system. This text is a welcome addition to the other titles in series:The Civil Code of the Russian Federation , Russian Company and Commercial Legislation and the second edition of Professor Butler's acclaimed general text Russian Law .
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• Preface to Second Edition-- Preface to First Edition-- Abbreviations-- Table of Legislative Acts-- Table of International Treaties-- PART I THE SETTING--
• 1. Russian Law in Comparative Legal Studies--
• 2. The Pre-Revolutionary Heritage--
• 3. Russian Legal Theory-- PART II THE LEGAL SYSTEM--
• 4. Sources of Law--
• 5. Legal Profession and Legal Education--
• 6. The Administration of Legality--
• 7. Civil, Arbitrazh, and Criminal Procedure-- PART III THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW--
• 8. Constitutional Law--
• 9. Civil Law--
• 10. Family Law--
• 11. Entreprenurial Law--
• 12. Securities Regulation--
• 13. Banking Law--
• 14. Taxation--
• 15. Natural Resources and the Environment--
• 16. Labour Law--
• 17. Criminal Law-- PART IV THE LAW AND FOREIGN RELATIONS--
• 18. The Law Relating to Foreigners and Foreign Affairs--
• 19. Foreign Investment and Trade Law--
• 20. Commonwealth of Independent States-- PART V RESOURCE MATERIALS--
• 21. Resource Materials on Russian Law-- Index of Names-- Subject Index.
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When the first edition of Professor Butler's book was published in 1999 it was hailed as the first systematic account of Russian law and the Russian legal system since the demise of the Soviet Union. In this new edition the author builds on his examination of Russian law in the context of other legal systems and makes a thorough examination of the country's legal institutions and prodecural and substantive law. The book has been updated throughout to include the latest codifications on criminal and administrative procedure, tax, labour, land, the environment, civil law, and company law. Butler's emphasis is on post-Soviet law reform and on the creation of a democratic, market-oriented legal framework which seeks to attract foreign investment. Chapters such as those on entreprenurial law, securities regulation, banking and insurance, taxation, and the status of foreigners and foreign investment law make this volume an essential purchase for those advising potential investors in Russia and the CIS. For those with a more academic interest in Russian law there are also chapters on Russian legal history and legal theory, together with a detailed guide to relevant publications and materials. This authoritative work will be embraced by practising lawyers, the investment community, government legal advisers and scholars seeking a comprehensive and practical introduction to the Russian legal system.
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• Part I - The legal setting: Russian law in comparative legal studies-- Russian legal history-- Russian legal theory. Part II - The legal system: sources of Russian law-- legal profession and legal education-- the administration of legality-- civil and criminal procedure. Part III - The substantive law: constitutional law-- civil law-- family law-- entrepreneurial law-- securities regulation-- banking and insurance-- taxation-- natural resources and the environment-- labour law-- criminal law. Part IV - The law and foreign relations: the legal status of foreigners-- foreign relations-- foreign investment law. Part V Resource materials.
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This text provides an account of Russian law and the Russian legal system. The author places Russian law in the context of other legal systems and makes a thorough examination of the the country's emerging legal institutions, procedural and substantive law. Butler's emphasis is on post-Soviet law reform and on the creation of a democratic, market-orientated legal framework which seeks to attract foreign investment. Chapters such as those on entrepreneurial law, securities regulation, banking and insurance, taxation, and the status of foreigners and foreign investment law should make this volume useful for those advising potential investors in Russia and the CIS. For those with a more academic interest in Russian law, there are also chapters on Russian legal history and legal theory, together with a detailed guide to relevant publications and materials.
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• 1. General provisions
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• 2. Conclusion of international treaties of Russian Federation
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• 3. Registration and official publication of international treaties of Russian Federation
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• 4. Fulfilment of international treaties of Russian Federation
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• 5. Termination and suspension of operation of international treaties of Russian Federation
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• 6. Concluding provisions.

For anyone doing business, or intending to do business in Russia, this text aims to help increase business prospects by providing the knowledge and confidence to deal with the realities of doing business in this country and alerting the reader to possible pitfalls.
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• Soviet law in comparative studies-- the pre-revolutionary heritage-- the ideological foundations of Soviet law-- sources of Soviet law-- Soviet legal education-- the Soviet legal profession-- the administration of legality in the Soviet Union-- the constitutional foundation of the Soviet legal order-- the Communist Party and the legal system-- civil law-- family law-- labour law-- economic law-- collective farm law-- natural resource law-- taxation-- criminal law-- criminology and correctional-labour law-- civil and criminal procedure-- foreign relations law.
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This exposition of the Soviet legal system has been written in such a way as to make it accessible to a wide readership including the practicing lawyer, the political scientist and anyone with a general interest in the Soviet Union. This edition has been revised and updated to incorporate the effects of the legislative reforms introduced by the Gorbachev administration. Professor Butler has also included the results of academic legal scholarship from both the West and the Soviet Union itself.
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