Год выпуска: 2011 Автор: Jane Henderson Издательство: Страниц: 276 ISBN: 1841137847
Описание
This book provides a critical and contextual understanding of the current Russian Constitution. It comprises of seven chapters: an introduction followed by substantive chapters covering specific aspects of Russia's constitutional history, structure and practice: the history and nature of the constitution; an overview of the current 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation and the background to its adoption by plebiscite; executive power, the role and accountability of the President as Head of State, and the formation and powers of the federal government; the legislature and its formation, elections and the methods for forming the two chambers (State Duma and Federation Council) of the legislature (Federal Assembly); the constitutional role of the courts and the way in which fundamental rights are defined in constitutional terms; and finally a concluding chapter which focuses on characteristic features of Russian polity and constitutionality in the context of constitutional...
