The repression of the political opposition in Russia's courtrooms : the Russian judiciary and the European Court Human Rights: a case study

dc.contributor.advisor McGonigle Leyh, Brianne
dc.contributor.author Lizzi, Laura
dc.date.accessioned 2017-08-22T08:03:18Z
dc.date.available 2017-08-22T08:03:18Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.description Second semester University: Utrecht University. en_US
dc.description.abstract Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia has made some significant steps in the implementation of the three pillars of the Council of Europe (joined by Russia in 1996). However, Russian opposition politicians seem to be systematically targeted with fabricated criminal charges and administrative harassments aimed at silencing their critics and at discouraging the public in large from engaging in opposition politics. The present research analyses the (mal)functioning of the judiciary in Russia on the basis of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments in the cases Nemtsov v. Russia, Navalny and Yashin v. Russia and Navalny and Ofitserov v. Russia. In the light of the systematic nature of the procedural flaws detected by the Court in the proceedings brought against Boris Nemtsov, Alexei Navalny and Ilya Yashin, all prominent Russian opposition leaders and vocal Kremlin critics, the conclusion is reached that pressure and interferences continue to permeate the Russian justice system and hinder the establishment of an independent judiciary – the prerequisite for implementing the rule of law and building a truly healthy and stable democracy en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/20.500.11825/186
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/1984
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries EMA theses 2015/2016;40
dc.subject democratisation en_US
dc.subject European Court of Human Rights en_US
dc.subject judicial system en_US
dc.subject political opposition en_US
dc.subject rule of law en_US
dc.subject Russian Federation en_US
dc.subject Russia en_US
dc.title The repression of the political opposition in Russia's courtrooms : the Russian judiciary and the European Court Human Rights: a case study en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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