DR.

RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
LUCKNOW
2015-2016

Synopsis
World Legal System
“Legal System Of Russia”

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

Mr.Malay Pandey Arjit Tiwari

Asstt.Prof. Semester-1st

World System System Roll No-29

 INTRODUCTION
The Russian legal system is a civil law based on a comprehensive compendium of
statutes, as compared to the common law systems. Russian legal system follows
statutory laws which are based on legislation unlike case laws which is based on
judicial precedent. The main legal body of comprises of Constitution, Federal
constitutional laws, federal laws, presidential decrees, governmental regulations,
and laws of regional constituents of the Russian Federation. Russia has a
trifurcated court system, with constitutional, ordinary, and commercial courts.
According to the Russian laws, a Russian court cannot nullify a statute holding it
unconstitutional. Vladimir Davydov further states that “upon motion of an
interested governmental organization, it can hold a statute or an executive
enactment unconstitutional, or give its interpretation of the Constitution.” When
an issue of constitutionality of an act is raised during proceedings before a court,
there is a rule that such a case is automatically referred to the Constitutional
court. The Constitutional Court of Russia is considered a separate, independent
court. The district courts are the primary criminal trial courts, and the regional
courts are the primary appellate courts.

The ordinary courts have a four-tiered hierarchy and are responsible for civil and
criminal cases:

 the Supreme Court of Russia

 regional courts
 district courts
 magistrate courts

In 1995, the courts sentenced about 1 million people for criminal offenses, and
considered 3 million administrative offenses and 2.5 million civil cases.
Scope and significance
The research paper has been developed with a view to provide an effective legal
knowledge upon the given topic .Taking appropriate measures to overlook the
important as well as relevant information significant to mention in pursuing the
projects.

Research methodology
Research Methodology in the making of this project will be Doctrinal Research
methodology .This methodology will be suited for the topic of the project.
Doctrinal Research methodology involves the analysis of the Legal Doctrine and
how it has been developed and applied .Researchers who deal with this type of
research mainly concern with the philosophy of law and topic involved. Besides
reference from legal books, journals and documents are given due weight age
which provided needful contribution required in proper completion of the
research.

Literature Overview
The contribution of the books as duly cited was immense completion of the
project. They acted as a reliable guide and companion throughout entire research
.The content provided by the document as a referred in the making of the project,
were capable of providing authenticity to the research. Above all information
from a series of reference books were also taken into account to provide further
emphasizes upon the research.
Tentative Categorization:-
 Introduction
 Legal history of Russian law.
 Constitution of Russia.
 Legislature of Russia.
 Executive of Russia
 Judiciary of Russia.
 Conclusion
 Bibliography.

Bibliography
 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2208
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 Online Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Law

 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2208
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 The Russian Legal Profession (PDF), Harvard Law School

Program on the Legal Profession, 2011, retrieved 25
January 2013

 Legal Research Guide: Russia