Is the Constitutional Court the last bastion in Russia against the threat of authoritarianism?

Marie-Elisabeth Baudoin

Europe-Asia Studies, 2006, vol. 58, issue 5, 679-699

Abstract: Within the framework of the 1993 constitution, and in a political context deprived of stable parties, can the Russian Constitutional Court be strong enough to rebuild a balanced constitutional system? The early days of the Constitutional Court were deeply marked by the tumultuous political situation of the early post-Soviet period. The Court had to show self-restraint in order to avoid any further politicisation and is still not able to directly sanction presidential legal acts. But case law also reveals a progressive evolution of its means of action. The Court has adapted methods of control and is participating in the stabilisation and democratisation of the new state.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1080/09668130600731185

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