Special Coverage

European Court of Human Rights hardly to charge fees

Will the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) start rendering its services for money? What are the reasons behind the court’s overload and the ways to deal with it? What difficulties does the ECHR face when interacting with national courts? ECHR Registrar, Erik Fribergh, spoke about these questions in an exclusive interview with the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).

12:05 07.05.2012

Banking fraud to thrive in cyberspace

Bankers and law enforcement authorities predict a near boom in Internet banking services fraud. Experts see several reasons behind this trend – flaws in Russia’s legal framework, inefficient anti-fraud efforts, and Internet users simply being insufficiently computer savvy.

12:01 02.05.2012

The Charles Taylor verdict: the rule of law over impunity

The Special Court for Sierra Leone held former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty for aiding and abetting in the commission of 11 acts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and serious violations of international humanitarian law.

11:49 28.04.2012

Rusal spat and fair market principles

Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg’s Sual Partners launched arbitration proceedings against EN+, Glencore, UC Rusal (Jersey) and its major shareholder Oleg Deripaska.

10:44 10.04.2012

"Corruption has become the most profitable business in Russia"

The struggle against corruption in Russia started 20 years ago, when President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree on corruption on April 4, 1992. Kirill Kabanov, head of the National Anti-Corruption Committee, shared his views on how corruption in the country has changed since those days with the Russian Legal Information Agency.

16:38 05.04.2012

Top news

Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025