Postgraduate Laws programme:
Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate
Course outline
| Russian law and legal institutions |
| Section A: Russian legal system in context |
| · Introduction |
| · Russian legal system in context of comparative legal studies |
| · Legal terminology, legal translation, and Russian Law |
| · Russian legal heritage |
| Section B: Foundations of Russian law |
| · Jurisprudential foundations of Russian law |
| · Towards a rule of law state |
| · Sources of Russian law |
| · Legal profession (advocates, jurisconsults) |
| Section C: Administration of Russian legality |
| · The Administration of Russian legality |
| · Ministries of justice |
| · Judicial system |
| · Arbitration |
| · Procuracy |
| · Notariat |
| · Administrative tribunals |
| · Registry for acts of civil stats |
| · Law enforcement agencies |
| · Role of social organisations |
| Section D: State structure of Russia |
| · Constitutional law and state structure |
| · Presidency |
| · Government |
| · Parliament |
| · Concepts of Russian federalism |
| · Subjects of the Russian federation |
| · Municipal government |
Sequence:
Section A first. |
Textbooks:
William E. Butler, Russian Law 2nd ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003),
ISBN: 9780199254002 |
| William E. Butler, Russian Public Law: The Fooundations of a Rule-of-Law State – Legislation and Documents (London: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2005), ISBN: 9781898029724 |
V.S. Neresiants, The Civilism Manifesto: The National Idea of Russia in the Historical Quest for Equality, Freedom and Justness (London: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2000),
ISBN: 9781898029533 |
| William Burnham, Peter Maggs and Gennady Danilenko, Law and Legal System of the Russian Federation 3rd ed (Huntington, NY: Juris Publishing, 2005), ISBN: 9781578231973 |
Professor Bill Butler
Professor of Comparative Law and Director of The Vinogradoff Institute, UCL. LLM study guide author: 'Russian law and legal institutions'
" The study guide for my own subject is intended to stimulate your mind, raise questions which lead to further questions and invite you to read and review the materials from a more profound perspective as you read and re-read them. That is what learning is all about: not merely the accumulation of information (interesting as it may be) but the use of that information to develop your analytical skills – in this case using 'Russian law and legal institutions' as an entrée to, or exercise in, comparative law."
