Russia
English translations of Russian Federation laws are published in the Central & Eastern European Legal Materials series by Columbia University’s Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law. Russian economic laws are available on Lexis.
For more information and resources see:
- Russian Federation Legal Resources in English: Selection of Research Material by Lucy Cox;
- A Guide to Legal Research in Russia by Arina Popova and Lev S. Soloviev;
- Legal Research Guide: Russia by the Law Library of Congress;
- Guide to Law Online: Russia by the Law Library of Congress;
- Doing Business in Russia by Baker & McKenzie;
- The “Russia Resources” chapter of Legal Research Methods in a Modern World: A Coursebook (DJØF Publishing);
- The Russia chapter in the Foreign Law Guide (formerly by Reynolds and Flores); and/or
- The other sources discussed in the “Foreign Laws” entry of this legal Encyclopedia.
The Legal History of Russia
This section provides an overview of Russian legal history.
Russia in 2011
United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): Q: Will the Agreement change U.S. visa processing for adopted children? The Agreement will not significantly impact visa processing for children adopted from Russia. The processing of an adopted child’s U.S. visa occurs after the adoption in Russia and the approval of the orphan petition (Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative) by USCIS. Information on how to adopt from Russia is available on (internet link) adoption.state.gov.
More about Russia
Q: What will change as a result of this Agreement? Three aspects of the current intercountry adoption process will change:
No independent adoptions Russia will no longer permit independent adoptions (i.e., adoptions where the prospective adoptive parents elect to act on their own behalf without facilitation by an adoption agency), unless a child is being adopted by a relative. Once the Agreement enters into force, non-relative adoptions from Russia must take place with the facilitation of an authorized organization. Relatives are defined in accordance with Russian law.
Prospective adoptive parent preparation and training
Developments
U.S. prospective adoptive parents may be required to obtain additional special training in light of their particular matched child’s special needs. The new procedures called for by the Agreement will help ensure that prospective adoptive parents receive all available information on the child’s social and medical history, possible special needs, and availability for intercountry adoption before the adoption takes place.
Details
The authorized organizations should also provide prospective adoptive parents with information on how to register their adopted children with the Russian Embassy or local consulate in the United States and other post-placement reporting required by Russian law. Prospective adoptive parents will be expected to register their adopted children as soon as possible after bringing them to the United States and to work with their adoption agencies to comply with the post-placement reporting requirements.
Pre-approval process
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Russia may require that cases involving Russian children being adopted by U.S. prospective adoptive parents undergo a “pre-approval” step with USCIS after the match but before the Russian adoption process is completed. To implement this pre-approval process, the prospective adoptive parents will file their Form I-600, Petition to Classify an Orphan as an Immediate Relative, before completing the adoption procedures in Russia. Russian authorities will provide all available medical and psycho-social information about the child at this stage in the process, thereby enabling USCIS to review the family’s suitability and eligibility determination in light of the child’s particular needs. Before issuing pre-approval, USCIS will work with the adoption agencies and the prospective adoptive families in an effort to ensure that the family is fully aware of the child’s situation and has completed appropriate training and preparation.
Russia
In relation to the international law practice and Russia in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section:
Consular Assistence, Judicial Assistece and Related Issues
About this subject:
Children
Under this topic, in the Encyclopedia, find out information on Adoption. Note: there is detailed information and resources, in relation with these topics during the year 2011, covered by the entry, in this law Encyclopedia, about Russia
Russia and Europe
There is an entry on russia in the European legal encyclopedia.
Resources
See Also
- Consular Assistence
- Judicial Assistece
- Children
- Adoption
- Russia
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- Legal System
- Country
- Jurisdiction
- Immigration
- Consulate
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Further Reading
- Entry “Russia” in the work “A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein”, by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)
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See Also
- Legal Biography
- Legal Traditions
- Historical Laws
- History of Law
Further Reading
- Russia in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- Russia in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
- A Short History of Western Legal Theory, by John Kelly
Merger Law in Russia
Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions by the United States: Russia
Hierarchical Display of Russia
Geography > Political geography > Council of Europe countries
International Relations > International security > International issue > Kaliningrad question
International Relations > International security > International issue > Chechen question
International Relations > International security > International issue > Crimea question
Russia
Concept of Russia
See the dictionary definition of Russia.
Characteristics of Russia
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Resources
Translation of Russia
- Spanish: Rusia
- French: Russie
- German: Die Russische Föderation
- Italian: Russia
- Portuguese: Rússia
- Polish: Rosja
Thesaurus of Russia
Geography > Political geography > Council of Europe countries > Russia
International Relations > International security > International issue > Kaliningrad question > Russia
International Relations > International security > International issue > Chechen question > Russia
International Relations > International security > International issue > Crimea question > Russia
See also
- Russian Federation
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