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
- APRIL 9, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Russian judiciary community will support the abolition...
The Russian judiciary community will support the abolition of the death penalty
- APRIL 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will not repeal...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will not repeal the moratorium on the death penalty currently in place
- MARCH 27, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council...
The chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Peter Schieder, has urged Russia and Europe to unite their efforts in combating terrorism
- MARCH 25, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia said its forces had killed more than 12,000...
Russia said its forces had killed more than 12,000 rebels in separatist Chechnya since returning to the region in 1999, but rights groups called the figures grossly exaggerated
- MARCH 20, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer...
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer said he is concerned over the renewed discussion of death sentences and executions in Russia
- MARCH 20, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]...
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] chairman Peter Shider believes that everything achieved in Russia through its Council of Europe membership outweighs any negative factors
- MARCH 15, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Rostov regional legislature passed a resolution...
The Rostov regional legislature passed a resolution demanding renunciation of the moratorium on capital punishment
- MARCH 13, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
More than 100 prominent Russians, including world chess...
More than 100 prominent Russians, including world chess champion Anatoly Karpov and holder of the Nobel Prize for physics Zhores Alfyorov, urged President Vladimir Putin to reinstate the death penalty
- MARCH 13, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The State Duma rejected the Liberal Democratic Party-drafted...
The State Duma rejected the Liberal Democratic Party-drafted call for President Vladimir Putin to renounce Protocol No
- MARCH 13, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his strong opposition to the death penalty
- MARCH 6, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov, leader of the Union of Right...
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov, leader of the Union of Right Forces (SPS) speaking at the press centre of the Central House of Journalists, said: "The Duma constantly debates whether drug dealers should be hanged or jailed for life
- MARCH 1, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
State Duma Legislation Committee Chairman Pavel Krasheninnikov...
State Duma Legislation Committee Chairman Pavel Krasheninnikov said during a press conference: "We planned to have the debate in March, but now we will put it off to a later date