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William Partlett, 24 February 2017
Understanding the Origins of Russia’s Constitutional Solution to the Syrian Conflict
Op-ed: Why Syrian constitutional debates are unlikely to bring political reform15 August 2017
As the battle against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) progresses in Syria, and details of Russia’s de-escalation zone plan slowly solidify, the push for a po…
Russia amends its citizenship laws26 July 2017
The Federation Council upper house of Russian parliament passed a law on Tuesday that makes it mandatory for everyone accepting citizenship of the Russian Feder…
Duma to consider a bill depriving terrorists of Russian citizenship20 April 2017
Russia will be able to remove citizenship from naturalized foreigners who get involved in terrorism, under legislation submitted by lawmakers after a suicide bo…
Op-ed: Russia’s proposals on a draft of a new Syrian constitution do not bind Syrians 23 February 2017
Russia’s proposals on a draft of a new Syrian constitution do not bind Syrians to make amendments to the country’s main legislation, since it is Syrian people w…
Russian law allowing the rejection of human rights court rulings violates the constitution and threatens exit from the Council of Europe18 December 2015
Critics of a new Russian law allowing it to reject decisions by international courts warn it could lead to Russia’s exit from the Council of Europe if it is use…
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