Constitutional law in Russia / Irina Bogdanovskaia, Tatiana Vassilieva.

"This book was originally published as a monograph in the International encyclopaedia of laws/Constitutional law."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-42) and index.

General introduction. Concise description of constitutional history. Profile of the form of government. State territory. Population -- Part I. Sources of constitutional law. Treaties. The constitution. Legislation and equivalent legislative rules. Jurisprudence. Unwritten law. Administrative regulations and orders. Codification, interpretation and publication -- part II. Form of government. General. Head of state. The legislature. The executive. The judiciary. Independent non-political bodies : the Audit Chamber -- part III. The state and its subdivisions. The structure of the state : a federal state. Entities of the Russian Federation. Local self-government -- part IV. Citizenship and the administration of justice. Rules regarding citizenship and the relevance of citizenship. Fundamental rights and liberties. Constitutional problems of minorities. Judicial control of administrative action. Legal position of aliens -- part V. Specific problems. War, treaty, and foreign affairs powers. Taxing and spending powers. Emergency powers. The constitutional relationship between church and state.