The event is organized by Aleksanteri Institute and Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki Dates: 28-29 October 2024 Location: Helsinki, Finland Deadline for proposals: 15 May 2024 Call for papers The Faculty of Law in cooperation with Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki is pleased to announce the annual conference organised by the Development of Russian Law research project, which will take place in Helsinki on October 28-29, 2024. This conference continues the series of workshops, seminars, and conferences originated in comparative legal scholarship on post-Soviet l ..read more

Verfassungsblog has organised a discussion the state of Russian Constitution after 30 years of its existence. Professor Muravyeva has contributed with the analysis of the human rights of women and the failure of the constitutional law to effectively protect them. Since the beginning of Russia’ aggression against Ukraine, the government’s rhetoric has become more conservative and nationalistic. In 2022-2023, Russia witnessed the introduction of a slew of oppressive legislation directly violating human rights. Against the backdrop of Putin’s focus on the fight against the ‘enemies’ and Russia’s ..read more

The Foundations of RUssian Law book edited by Professor Muravyeva is finally out! This accessible text explains how Russian law works in all its principal areas. It elucidates the main concepts and frameworks behind Russian law, and uses original legal sources and case law to explain how it operates in practice. The contributors, all of whom are leading experts on Russian law, employ original research to further knowledge of the Russian legal profession, legal culture, judiciary and court systems, providing a scholarly and practical account of Russian law for students and scholars alike. It i ..read more

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On Wednesday 22.2.2023, 16-18 (Helsinki time), Joanna Bourke will be the guest speaker in the Christina Research Seminar. This session will be chaired by Professor Marianna Muravyeva.   Joanna Bourke (Birkbeck): Sexual Violence in War   Abstract: Violence is an essentially contested concept. Never is this more the case than during war. Military conflict not only lowers the threshold at which interpersonal violence can take place, but it also dramatically alters the nature of that violence. In this talk, Joanna Bourke explores these issues in relation to sexual vio ..read more

The seminar: Post-Soviet Legal Choices 5-Ukraine Lessons Learned and the Future of Law with Judge James Baker was held on on 30 January 2023. Watch the seminar here: https://www2.helsinki.fi/fi/unitube/video/cfc89af5-f515-4db1-99ea-7c665c74eb8a The original description of the event: President Zelensky has said, “lawyers will put an end to this war after the military, after the politicians.” Russia’s war against Ukraine is a battle over territory, but it is also a battle over ideas. Law is one of those ideas. Should and do states observe principles of territorial integrity? Should, and do, stat ..read more

30 January 2023 Time: 12-13:30 (Helsinki time) In person at Metsätalo, Alexander room and via Zoom Registration: Please register for the event via this form: https://forms.gle/aBqvv4zgGCVtMUeG6. Please register no later than January 27th! Event Description: President Zelensky has said, “lawyers will put an end to this war after the military, after the politicians.” Russia’s war against Ukraine is a battle over territory, but it is also a battle over ideas. Law is one of those ideas. Should and do states observe principles of territorial integrity? Should, and do, states adhere to the Law of A ..read more

The seminar: Post-Soviet Legal Choices 4-What Happened in Russian Law in 2022? with Grigory Vaypan, Kirill Koroteev, Denis Shedov, Jeffrey Kahn and William Pomeranz was held on 22nd December 2022. Watch the seminar here: https://www2.helsinki.fi/fi/unitube/video/ae22b809-49dc-4c74-ae74-f7a76c0d08f1 The original description of the event: The year 2022 has provided many challenges for Russian Law, many of which deal with Russian aggression against Ukraine. In this Talk, our guests who are lawyers, advocates and researchers talk about results and further perspectives of legal development for Russ ..read more

Kirill Koroteev Kirill Koroteev is the head of international practice at Agora International Human Rights Group. See the blog here ..read more

19 October 2022 Time: 16:00-17:30 (Helsinki time) Via Zoom Registration: Please register for the event via this form: https://forms.gle/topQ91mdmvNNPPfX6 Event Description:  The disintegration of the USSR opened a new chapter in the penal histories of the former Soviet republics, which had all been constituent parts of the penal monolith built by Stalin and perpetuated by his successors.  Since 1991 the successor states have had the opportunity to reform their penal systems; in some cases this has been done within the framework of membership of the Council of Europe whilst oth ..read more