Russian Constitutional Court : European Court judgments are 'newly discovered circumstances' in civil cases

This article explains the significance of a Russian Constitutional Court ruling that provides guidance on the approach to ECtHR judgments in civil courts. On 26 February 2010, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (CC) ruled that Russian courts of general jurisdiction are obliged to rec...

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Main Author: Timofeyev, Maxim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), London Metropolitan University 2010
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/550/1/EHRACBulletin_2010_Issue13_p.12_Timofeyev.pdf