At the end of
December, Bloomsbury is publishing a new book on Russian legal history from
Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Russia is often
portrayed as a regressive, even lawless country, and yet the Russian state has
played a major role in shaping and experimenting with law as an instrument of
power. In Law and the Russian State, William E. Pomeranz examines Russia's
legal evolution from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin, addressing the
continuities and disruptions of Russian law during the imperial, Soviet, and
post-Soviet periods along the way. The book covers key themes, including:
* Law and empire
* Law and
modernization
* The
politicization of law
* The role of
intellectuals and dissidents in mobilizing the law
* The evolution
of Russian legal institutions
* The struggle
for human rights
* The
rule-of-law
* The quest to
establish the law-based state
It also analyzes
legal culture and how Russians understand and use the law. Including a useful
glossary and a detailed bibliography, this is an important text for anyone
seeking a sophisticated understanding of how Russian society and the Russian
state have developed in the last 350 years.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
William
Pomeranz is the Deputy Director of the Kennan
Institute for Advanced Russian Studies of the Woodrow Wilson Center in
Washington, D.C., USA. In addition, Dr Pomeranz teaches Russian law at the
Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies, Georgetown University,
USA. He has written numerous journal articles on post-Soviet legal
developments, including Russian foreign investment laws, judicial review,
federalism, and corruption. He is also a frequent commentator on developments
in Russia, with appearances on C-Span, Sky News, CNN, NPR, VOA, Bloomberg, and
several other media networks. His editorials have appeared with Reuters, the
National Interest, and CNN International.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Law and
Empire under Peter the Great
2. The Expansion
of Russian Legality
3. The Judicial
Reforms of 1864 and the Modernization of Russian Law
4. Law,
Politics, and Revolution
5. Filling in
the Blanks: The Creation of Socialist Law
6. Socialist
Legality and Illegality
7. Russia's Long
Constitutional Crisis: 1985-1993
8. The 1993
Constitution and Russia's Liberal Experiment
9. Vladimir
Putin and the Restoration of State and Law
Conclusion
Bibliography
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