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
- NOVEMBER 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN DUMA: SADDAM'S DEATH WON'T SOLVE IRAQ'S PROBLEMS
the lower house of Russian parliament warned the execution of Saddam Hussein could lead to a further escalation of violence in Iraq.
- OCTOBER 23, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA SHOULD BAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT - FSIN DIRECTOR
the Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Yuri Kalinin believes that Russia
- JULY 20, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN GETS DEATH PENALTY IN PAKISTAN
Akhlas Akhlak, a Russian man was sentenced to death for an assassination attempt on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
- MARCH 29, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
PACE URGES RUSSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
monitors from the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly reiterated calls for Russia to abolish the death penalty, a commitment it undertook when it joined the body in 1996.
- MARCH 20, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA REGRETS EXECUTION OF IRAQ'S FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
the execution of former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan will not help restore stability in the country, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin told Interfax.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. RUSSIA SIGNS THE DECLARATION ON THE MORATORIUM
Russia has signed the "Declaration of Association" on the death penalty that was presented to the UN by the
- JANUARY 1, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe
- DECEMBER 8, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS MOVE TO EXTEND MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Russia’s Parliament extended a 10-year moratorium on the death penalty to 2010, an extension of three years, by delaying the introduction of juries in court cases in the rebellious republic of Chechnya.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE URGES RUSSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Council of Europe will insist that Russia ratify Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights, so as to abolish the death penalty in the country.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN DEATH SENTENCE FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN
Russian Muslims joined ultranationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky in condemning the death sentence of former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein, saying his execution could destabilize the Muslim world.
- OCTOBER 25, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. UZBEK DEPORTED DESPITE APPEALS
Russia has deported an Uzbek man to his Central Asian homeland, defying pressure from activists who said he could face execution at home, his supporters said.
- JULY 27, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. EUROPEAN COURT CONDEMNS RUSSIA IN CHECHEN CASE
in a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found Russia had violated the "right to life" of Khadzimurat Yandiyev, a young Chechen who disappeared after a Russian general ordered him shot.