Russian law allowing the rejection of human rights court rulings violates the constitution and threatens exit from the Council of Europe

<p>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 used to skirt decisions by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which has ruled against Moscow and ordered it to pay hefty damages in numerous cases. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>But legal experts say there is another issue with the law, which President Vladimir Putin signed on December 14: It violates Russia’s own constitution. “This law is amazing, because it doesn’t only violate the ECHR system principles, but also the [Russian] constitution,” Dimitry Kochenov, a Russian-born Dutch international law expert, told RFE/RL.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
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