Russia's increasing prominence on the world stage has brought renewed interest in, and scrutiny of, its social, political, and legal structure.
Russian Socio-Legal Culture
The Russian Socio-Legal Tradition
Russia's increasing prominence on the world stage has brought renewed interest in, and scrutiny of, its social, political, and legal structure.
This special section features reports and papers on Russian legal culture from the post-communist transition to the present day.
Featured
Experiences of Law in Contemporary Russia
A report of a workshop exploring popular attitudes to law in contemporary Russia. The analysis covers two research projects into the changing perceptions, increasing workload, and other challenges...
Constructing Legal Culture through Institutional Reforms: The Russian Experience
This report, published in collaboration with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, examines the legal culture in Russia and challenges the received wisdom from the West.
The second report from our three-part series on Russian legal culture traces the evolution of the socio-legal tradition from imperial times to the present, to shed new light on everyday life and...