Can the Russian Constitution Still Strike Back? - Accountability and Justice in Russia After Putin
Three decades after the adoption of the Russian Constitution, we must admit that it has not become an effective safeguard against the usurpation of power and state terror. The conditions under which the Russian Constitution could have served as a secure barrier to the revival of authoritarianism and...
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Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
2024-02-01
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| Series: | Verfassungsblog |
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| Online Access: | https://verfassungsblog.de/can-the-russian-constitution-still-strike-back/ |
| Summary: | Three decades after the adoption of the Russian Constitution, we must admit that it has not become an effective safeguard against the usurpation of power and state terror. The conditions under which the Russian Constitution could have served as a secure barrier to the revival of authoritarianism and state terror is a profound question warranting a separate discussion. I suggest that we should look a few steps ahead and imagine an optimistic scenario of a new attempt to establish democracy and rule of law in Russia – regardless of how improbable such a scenario may seem at present. One of the priorities of such an attempt will be to overcome impunity for the perpetrators of crimes of the Putin regime. |
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| ISSN: | 2366-7044 |