In 2006, the Russian Federation approached its 10-year
anniversary of membership at the Council of Europe. This
article looks into the practice of honoring main Russia’s
legal obligation under the Convention for the Protection
of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms to secure to
everyone within its jurisdiction the rights
and freedoms defined in the Convention
Content:
The history of the Russian Federation’s accession to the Council of
Europe.
Problem: quality of the Convention implementation by Russian courts:
the
Constitutional Court; the courts of general jurisdiction (the Supreme Court,
district
and high courts), arbitration courts.
Dealing with the problem: methods of applying the ECHR case-law in
Russian courts
