Postgraduate study in Laws:

Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate

Course outline

Russian law and legal institutions
Section A: Russian legal system in context
· Introduction
· Russian legal system in context of comparative legal studies
· Legal terminology, legal translation, and Russian Law
· Russian legal heritage
Section B: Foundations of Russian law
· Jurisprudential foundations of Russian law
· Towards a rule of law state
· Sources of Russian law
· Legal profession (advocates, jurisconsults)
Section C: Administration of Russian legality
· The Administration of Russian legality
· Ministries of justice
· Judicial system
· Arbitration
· Procuracy
· Notariat
· Administrative tribunals
· Registry for acts of civil stats
· Law enforcement agencies
· Role of social organisations
Section D: State structure of Russia
· Constitutional law and state structure
· Presidency
· Government
· Parliament
· Concepts of Russian federalism
· Subjects of the Russian federation
· Municipal government
Sequence: Section A first.
Textbook:   William E. Butler, Russian Law 2nd ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), ISBN: 9780199254002 William E. Butler, Russian Public Law: The Fooundations of a Rule-of-Law State – Legislation and Documents (London: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2005), ISBN: 9781898029724 V.S. Neresiants, The Civilism Manifesto: The National Idea of Russia in the Historical Quest for Equality, Freedom and Justness (London: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2000), ISBN: 9781898029533 William Burnham, Peter Maggs and Gennady Danilenko, Law and Legal System of the Russian Federation 3rd ed (Huntington, NY: Juris Publishing, 2005), ISBN: 9781578231973