Russia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential federation
- CONSTITUTION
- December 12, 1993
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral; Federation Council (Soviet Federatsii) and State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; the Federation Council appoints judges for life, on the recommendation of the Head of State
RELIGIONS
15-20% Russian Orthodox; 10-15% Muslims; 2% Christians
From the country
- JANUARY 19, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chechenpress news agency reported that the mutilated...
Chechenpress news agency reported that the mutilated corpse of a local resident was found in the suburbs of Argun (eastern Chechnya) on 17 January 2003
- JANUARY 16, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The European Court of Human Rights declared as admissible...
The European Court of Human Rights declared as admissible six cases lodged against Russia for events in Chechnya
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is a legal punishment for crimes...
The death penalty is a legal punishment for crimes committed in peacetime and in wartime
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty...
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe, and a moratorium on executions is in place
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Russia took place on September 2, 1996
The last execution in Russia took place on September 2, 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The federal Criminal Code of the Russian Federation...
The federal Criminal Code of the Russian Federation envisages the death penalty for five crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia has had a moratorium on executions since 1996
Russia has had a moratorium on executions since 1996
- DECEMBER 24, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A group of parliamentarians of Georgia intended to...
A group of parliamentarians of Georgia intended to appeal to Supreme Court Chairman Vladimir Chanturia requesting him not to approve the decision adopted by the Prosecutor General's Office on the extradition to Russia of three Chechens detained in early
- DECEMBER 17, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said that...
Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said that jury-based courts would begin to operate in 70 of Russia's 89 regions on January 1, 2003
- DECEMBER 9, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian human rights commissioner Oleg Mironov stated...
Russian human rights commissioner Oleg Mironov stated that if Chechen opposition leader Akhmed Zakayev were to be extradited from Denmark to Russia his trial must be open
- DECEMBER 6, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe urged Russia to finally ban the...
The Council of Europe urged Russia to finally ban the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 30, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Gennady Raikov, the leader of the new People's Party,...
Gennady Raikov, the leader of the new People's Party, stated that the party would consistently campaign for Russia to bring back the death penalty and outlaw homosexuality, explaining that the country had too high a crime rate to dispose of capital punish