Everyday Law in Russia

by Kathryn Hendley

Everyday Law in Russia challenges the prevailing common wisdom that Russians cannot rely on their law and that Russian courts are hopelessly politicized and corrupt. While acknowledging the persistence of verdicts dictated by the Kremlin in politically charged cases, Kathryn Hendley explores how ordinary Russian citizens experience law. Relying on her own extensive observational research in Russia's new justice-of-the-peace...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501705245
• ISBN13: 9781501705243
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher