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Khodorkovsky ends hunger strike in Russia prison
Former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday ended his two-day hunger strike after a spokesperson for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev indicated that Medvedev was familiar with a complaint K (More) |
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Former Yukos oil executive urges case dismissal
Former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday took the stand at his trial and called for the case against him to be dismissed for lack of evidence. Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Le (More) |
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Russia lower house approves bill to ban pre-trial detention for financial crimes
The Russian State Duma on Wednesday approved a bill [text, DOC, in Russian; bill history, in Russian] to ban pre-trial detention for suspects accused of economic crimes. The legislation would allow those charged with financial crimes to be bailed o (More) |
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Europe rights court hears case against Russia by bankrupt Yukos oil company
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday heard an unlawful prosecution case brought by bankrupt oil company Yukos against the Russian government for allegedly illegally prosecuting the company for tax violations. Representatives of (More) |
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Former Yukos oil executive criticizes Russian justice system
Former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday criticized Russia's justice system as an "assembly line" that inevitably finds the government's political enemies to be guilty. (More) |
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Russia Supreme Court rules arrest of former Yukos oil executive was illegal
The Russian Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the 2003 arrest of Platon Lebedev , business partner of former Yukos oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive], was illegal. The court agreed to review Lebedev's ar (More) |
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Russia high court to review arrest of former Yukos oil executive
The chief justice of the Russian Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a review of the 2003 arrest of Platon Lebedev , business partner of former Yukos oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive]. The decision came after t (More) |
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Russia lawyer death prompts criticism from Hermitage founder
A lawyer who represented London-based hedge fund Hermitage Capital in a suit against Kremlin officials alleging theft and fraud died in Matrosskaya Tishina Detention Center in Moscow last week. Hermitage CEO William Browder had hired Russian lawy (More) |
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Strong-arm Rule or Rule of Law? Prospects for Legal Reform in Russia
JURIST Guest Columnist Pamela A. Jordan, an associate professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) who writes on politics and human rights developments in Russia, says that the recent murder of Chechnya human rights activist Natali (More) |
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Obama encourages renewed Russia commitment to rule of law
US President Barack Obama said Monday that a renewed commitment to the rule of law should be part of a "reset" in US relations with Russia during an official visit to Moscow. In an interview with Russian opposition newspaper Novaya Gazet (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
