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Zusatztext Most Westerners consider the Russian state lawless, but William Pomeranz shows the great importance Russians attribute to law. This is a scholarly and thoughtful guide to law, a little understood but crucial aspect of Russia's long history. It should become the standard work on its subject. Informationen zum Autor William E. 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.An exploration of how the Russian state has understood the law from Peter the Great to the present day and how subsequent legal reforms and counter-reforms have shaped public perceptions of the law. Zusammenfassung 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. 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 stateIt also analyzes legal culture and how Russians understand and use the law. With 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. Law and Empire under Peter the Great2. The Expansion of Russian Legality3. The Judicial Reforms of 1864 and the Modernization of Russian Law4. Law, Politics, and Revolution5. Filling in the Blanks: The Creation of Socialist Law6. Socialist Legality and Illegality7. Russia’s Long Constitutional Crisis: 1985-19938. The 1993 Constitution and Russia’s Liberal Experiment9. Vladimir Putin and the Restoration of State and LawConclusionBibliography...
