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Russian Justice Ministry to receive access to banking secrecy – draft law

17:00 25/01/2021 A bill giving the Justice Ministry a right to receive the banking secrecy information from credit organizations has been drafted in Russia.

Justice Ministry drafts bill on probation system in Russia

11:43 19/01/2021 The Justice Ministry is drafting a bill on the system of probation in Russia.

Navalny’s foundation denied removal from foreign agent register

18:15 25/12/2020 Russia’s Justice Ministry refused to exclude a foundation established by Alexey Navalny from the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents.

Government approves legislative amendments on powers of Russia’s subjects

11:47 23/11/2020 The Russian Government has approved amendments to the legislation concerning control over efficiency and quality of exercising of powers delegated to state authorities of Russia’s subjects by the Russian Federation.

Russia’s Cabinet proposes to tighten regulation of NGOs acting as foreign agents

12:26 10/11/2020 Russia’s Government has brought a bill toughening requirements to the activities of foreign NGOs and organizations acting as foreign agents before the State Duma.

Russian Justice Ministry intends for changing prison rules of conduct

15:09 06/11/2020 The Justice Ministry of Russia has developed a draft order on changes in the prison rules of conduct, RAPSI has learnt in the Ministry’s press office.

AUE movement entered in register of extremist organizations banned in Russia

18:03 29/10/2020 Russia’s Justice Ministry has added the movement Arestantskoye Ugulovnoye Yedinstvo / Criminal Unity of Inmates (AUE) to the list of extremist organizations banned in Russia.

League of Voters NGO added to Russia's foreign agent register

16:54 28/10/2020 The Justice Ministry of Russia on Wednesday added the League of Voters Foundation to the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents.

Russian Justice Ministry proposes penalties for animal housing rules' neglect

14:46 28/10/2020 The Russian Justice Ministry has proposed administrative sanctions for disregard of common animal housing rules and cruelty to them.

Justice Ministry’s commission strikes 7 persons off ECHR judicial candidacy list

12:01 22/10/2020 Russia’s Justice Ministry under the chairmanship of its head Konstantin Chuichenko has excluded 7 out of 34 judicial candidates for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) during the first meeting of the candidacy selection commission.

Russian Justice Ministry proposes signing of Convention on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

11:44 20/10/2020 Russia’s Justice Ministry has asked the Government to pass a recommendation to sign the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters.

Justice Ministry files disbarment plea against ex-defense attorney Russian actor Efremov

15:20 15/09/2020 The Russian Justice Ministry on Tuesday submitted to the North Ossetian law chamber a disbarment plea against lawyer Elman Pashayev over professional misconduct during the trial of actor Mikhail Efremov.

Russia’s Justice Ministry to seek disbarment of actor Efremov’s defense lawyer

10:40 11/09/2020 The Justice Ministry of Russia will seek disbarment of Elman Pashayev, defense lawyer for actor Mikhail Efremov.

Russian Justice Ministry strives to protect prisoners’ housing accommodations

16:19 10/09/2020 The Justice Ministry of Russia has drafted a bill on protection of housing of imprisoned convicts.

Russia’s Justice Ministry announces ECHR judge vacancy since 2022

13:00 04/09/2020 The Russian Justice Ministry has announced that persons seeking to fill the vacancy of the judge of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) from the Russian Federation available since January 1, 2022 may take part in an open contest organized by the body.

Russia’s Justice Ministry drafts bill on dismissal procedure for investigators

17:06 31/08/2020 The Russian Justice Ministry works on a bill setting forth procedures governing dismissals and appointments of the Investigative Committee officers.

Russia’s Justice Ministry develops bill amending review mechanism for court rulings

16:55 21/08/2020 The Justice Ministry of the Russian Federation has developed amendments to the Code of Commercial Procedure, Civil Procedure Code, and Code of Administrative Judicial Procedure envisaging introduction of a legal mechanism governing review of court rulings on new grounds.

Russia’s Cabinet backs bill on more precise definition of term “official” in Criminal Code

13:01 21/08/2020 The Government of the Russian Federation has approved a bill more precisely defining the term “official” in the provisions of the national Criminal Code on abuse of authority and abuse of office.

Justice Ministry seeks disciplinary actions against defense of ex-journalist Safronov

11:39 05/08/2020 The Justice Ministry has asked the Moscow Bar Association to take disciplinary actions against four defense lawyers for ex-newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason.

State Duma to contemplate changes in procedures governing banned organizations list

14:59 17/06/2020 Russia’s government has submitted to the State Duma amendments empowering the Justice Ministry to approve the procedures governing the management of the list of civic and religious associations, as well as other organizations, with respect to which courts ruled on their liquidation of termination of their activities.

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