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Criminal Defense Advocacy in Russia Under the 2001 Criminal Procedure Code

Criminal Defense Advocacy in Russia Under the 2001 Criminal Procedure Code PAMELA A. JORDAN Crimina l Defense Advocacy in Russi a Unde r the 200 1 Criminal Procedur e Code In December 2001, th e State Duma adopted a new Criminal Pro­ cedure Code (CPC) of the Russian Federation, and it entered into force on Jul y 1, 2002.* The Code replaced the 1961 Crimina l Proce­ dure Code of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR), which continued to be enforced in Russia even after the USSR collapsed in 1991. By creating a new CPC in 2001, Russian legal reformers aimed to mak e the criminal process more democratic, improve access to justic e for average Russians, and strengthe n adver- sarialism. Some Western and Russian journalists argued that it marked the beginning of a judicial revolution, particularly in term s of the rights of the accused and defense attorneys. St. Petersburg huma n rights lawyer Iurii Schmidt noted that the code contains "democratic goals." Assistant Professor of History, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. The author's research for this article was funded by a President's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Grant and the University of Regina. The author would like to than k William Burnham, Eugene Huskey, Nikolai http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

Criminal Defense Advocacy in Russia Under the 2001 Criminal Procedure Code

American Journal of Comparative Law , Volume 53 (1) – Jan 1, 2005

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Oxford University Press
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© 2005 by The American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
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0002-919X
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2326-9197
DOI
10.1093/ajcl/53.1.157
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PAMELA A. JORDAN Crimina l Defense Advocacy in Russi a Unde r the 200 1 Criminal Procedur e Code In December 2001, th e State Duma adopted a new Criminal Pro­ cedure Code (CPC) of the Russian Federation, and it entered into force on Jul y 1, 2002.* The Code replaced the 1961 Crimina l Proce­ dure Code of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR), which continued to be enforced in Russia even after the USSR collapsed in 1991. By creating a new CPC in 2001, Russian legal reformers aimed to mak e the criminal process more democratic, improve access to justic e for average Russians, and strengthe n adver- sarialism. Some Western and Russian journalists argued that it marked the beginning of a judicial revolution, particularly in term s of the rights of the accused and defense attorneys. St. Petersburg huma n rights lawyer Iurii Schmidt noted that the code contains "democratic goals." Assistant Professor of History, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. The author's research for this article was funded by a President's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Grant and the University of Regina. The author would like to than k William Burnham, Eugene Huskey, Nikolai

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Published: Jan 1, 2005

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