Studies of the Russian legal system underscored the discrepancy between formal legal
order and the informal practices used to maintain control over the judiciary. This essay …

Hybrid constitutional courts are associated with deeply divided and post-conflict contexts
where the impartiality of the domestic judiciary is suspect. Such courts enlist international (ie …

Nearly 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, there are still people who have never
in their lives held any passport other than that of the Soviet Union. They are de jure …

Since the beginning of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, numerous articles have been
written about the reasons why the Moscow Patriarchate supports it and how the church is …

Academic debates on law and society relations in authoritarian regimes continue to revolve
around issues of the dysfunctional legal system, corruption and informality, clientelistic legal …

Studies, 1 brings together the work of established and early-career social scientists who
write about the post-Soviet region from the law & society perspective. The core premise of …

This article examines how the perestroika gave rise to a new legal thinking that helped spark
a broader transformation of international law and governance. Building on the sociology of …

Using data from nationally representative surveys in 2015 in Georgia, Russia and Ukraine,
we show that legal attitudes are shaped by experiences within a country's specific political …

Using data from nationally representative surveys in 2015 in Georgia, Russia and Ukraine,
we show that legal attitudes are shaped by experiences within a country's specific political …

Migrants from post-Soviet states are in a vulnerable position in legal proceedings. In their
interaction with Russian legal institutions, migrants have to rely on legal interpreters. This …