Obtaining redress for abuse of office in Russia
The Soviet legacy and the long road to administrative justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12302151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Bogdanova (University of Eastern Finland, Department of Social Science and Business Studies, Centre for Independent Social Research, RANEPA, Russia), Елена Богданова (0000-0001-5640-1231, Centre for Independent Social Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273-284 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communist and Post-Communist Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-067X • E-ISSN: 1873-6920 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2018.07.002 |
| OpenAlex | W2888950595 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
This article examines the options for redressing abuse of office available to citizens in Soviet and post-Soviet Russia. I consider the courts, the procuracy, and the complaint mechanism as sites for citizens to lodge claims against abuse of office in late-Soviet and post-Soviet times. After the collapse of the Soviet system there was an attempt to overcome the Soviet legacy, to strengthen legal institutions and establish administrative justice. Analysis of Soviet and post-Soviet normative documents and statistical data allows us to argue that opportunities for Russian citizens to combat service crimes in the courts have improved substantially. However, the system for coping with abuse of office remains imperfect, and retains features of the Soviet legacy despite vague legislation about administrative justice and dual ways of coping with abuse through legal and quasi-legal mechanisms. The re-establishment of the complaint mechanism in the conditions of contemporary Russia exacerbates this imperfection. Overall, the complaint mechanism occupies a significant place in people’s options for making claims against officials, especially claims against high-ranking officials
Complaint · Economic Justice · Legislation · Political science · Redress · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Public Administration
The Soviet System of Justice
Political Participation in the USSR
The Soviet System of Justice
Pursuing One's Rights under Socialism
The New Soviet Constitution of 1977
Whistleblowing in the Soviet Union
Crime in the Soviet Union
Legal Institutions and Democratic Survival
The Politics of Perception
Political Communications in the USSR
The Political Dimensions of Corruption Cleanups
Reform, State, and Corruption
Supplicants and Citizens
The History of Normalcy
Judicial Power in Russia
Corruption and Political Development
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |