Law & Legislation

Employment discrimination bill submitted to Duma

The government has forwarded a draft law to the State Duma which would prohibit employers from placing job advertisements which discriminate against certain candidates on the basis of age or gender.

13:10 12.03.2013

Government approves harsher punishment for alcohol-related crimes

The Russian government has approved a bill which allows courts to regard inebriation as an aggravating factor for crimes committed under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

11:47 12.03.2013

Ukrainian Supreme Court may be given the right to amend the constitution

Ukrainian parliament Speaker Volodymyr Rybak has proposed adding the Supreme Court to the list of agencies which have the right to initiate amendments to the Constitution.

10:28 12.03.2013

Venice Commission lambasts Russian protest law

The European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) views a set of controversial amendments enacted on the heels of a series of opposition uprisings last year as “a step backward for the protection of freedom of assembly in the Russian Federation”.

17:44 11.03.2013

Russian Government urges increased penalties for firing guns in cities

Russian legislators need to do more to deter the firing of weapons within Russian city limits, the Russian government reported on its website Monday in response to its analysis of a bill seeking to increase fines for such offenses.

17:05 11.03.2013

Medvedev approves program to fight drug trafficking

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved a government program to fight drug trafficking.

13:25 06.03.2013

Supreme Court judges may be prohibited from having bank accounts abroad

The Federation Council and the Supreme Court will be drawing up a bill to prohibit Supreme Court judges from having foreign bank accounts and foreign securities.

12:39 06.03.2013

Healthcare Ministry to submit organ transplant bill in 2014

Russia's Healthcare Ministry plans to draft an organ transplant bill by 2014 and submit it to the Government. A directive on this was added to the official government bank of regulations and directives on Tuesday.

14:09 05.03.2013

Sponsoring senator says Magnitsky Act does not hinder US-Russia relations

US Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) does not think the Magnitsky Act hinders the development of US-Russian relations. Cardin sponsored the Magnitsky bill in the Senate, although a different wording of the bill was ultimately adopted.

12:19 05.03.2013

Venice Commission to release opinion on Russia’s beefed up rally law

The Venice Commission is expected to release its opinion Friday or Saturday on a series of controversial amendments made to Russia’s law on public protests last summer.

19:34 04.03.2013

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Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

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Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Lawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.

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