Law & Legislation

Russian Foreign Ministry to seek extradition of Bout and Yaroshenko

Moscow will be seeking the extradition of Russian citizens Viktor Bout and Konstantin Yaroshenko, both of whom were sentenced in the United States to long prison terms for separate criminal convictions.

12:52 21.09.2012

Russian public defenders after protests to earn higher wages

Public defenders in Russia will receive about 550 ($17.8)-1,200 ($38.7) rubles per day starting on January 1, 2013, or about 100 ($3.23)-250 ($8.1) rubles more than today's average.

16:27 18.09.2012

Russian Senators oppose foreign assets ban for civil servants

The Council of the Federation Committee on Constitutional Legislation, Legal and Judicial Affairs and Civil Society Development believes it is unjustified to prohibit state officials from having bank accounts and property abroad.

11:56 18.09.2012

State Duma to reinstate punishment for religious offence

Lawmakers of the State Duma Committee for Non-Governmental and Religious Organizations are drafting a bill on introducing criminal liability for causing religious offence.

13:08 14.09.2012

Duma pushes through law on defense contracts

The State Duma plans to consider the second reading of a bill on seeking tenders for state defense goods and services in October; the third reading is expected to be held in November, Head of the State Duma's defense committee Vladimir Komoyedov said.

17:14 13.09.2012

Controversial US surveillance law passes lower house of Congress

The US House of Representatives approved the extension Wednesday of a highly controversial intelligence surveillance law that had been set to expire at the end of this year, according to the House website. The extension passed the House with 301 yeas trumping 118 nays, and will next be subject to a Senate vote.

14:49 13.09.2012

Government considers clarifying law protecting children from harmful information

The government will consider a resolution aimed at clarifying a recently enacted law on the protection of children from harmful information that has come under fire for being too ambiguously worded, the Russian Cabinet press service announced.

12:35 13.09.2012

U.S. Congress in no rush to repeal Jackson-Vanik

The U.S. Congress is still not ready to make a decision on the law on normalizing trade relations with Russia, Eric Cantor, the (Republican) House Majority Leader in the House of Representatives said.

17:07 12.09.2012

Russia expects visa liberalization response from EU in October

Moscow expects to receive a response in October from the European Union on Russia's visa liberalization proposal, First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov told RIA Novosti Wednesday.

13:46 12.09.2012

Putin signs decree on Russian companies' actions in claims abroad

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on measures to protect Russia's interests through legal entities conducting foreign economic activity. Strategic companies will now have to agree their actions with the government when claims are brought against them by foreign states.

17:34 11.09.2012

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