Ruling Communist Parties and Their Status Under Law

Download or read book Ruling Communist Parties and Their Status Under Law written by Dietrich André Loeber and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1986-11-18 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first treatise on Russia's new legal system, as it emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The first part of the book analyses in detail the political & economic origins of perestroika , indispensable for understanding the basic parameters of the evolution of Russian law. In the following chapters all major legal subjects are discussed against the background of their Soviet past & as the result of the radical changes in the political, social & economic make-up of the country. The appendices include the texts of the U.S.S.R. & Russian Constitutions, the Agreement of Minsk, The Russian Federation Treaty, bibliographical sources, & extensive indices of Soviet & Russian legislation. The book has been written for legal practitioners, comparative lawyers, & students of Russian law, but will also be of interest to a wider audience of political scientists, journalists, etc.