Russian Constitution as an Ongoing Project: a Problem-Oriented Approach

2021/2022

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

6

ECTS credits

Delivered by:

School of Public Law

Type:

Elective course

When:

3 year, 1 module

Instructor

Larichev, Alexander

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course “Russian Constitution as an Ongoing Project: A Problem- Oriented Approach” covers series of topics regarding peculiarities and problems of Russian constitutionalism. It is aimed to research the concepts, structure, history, evolution and issues of practical realization of Russian Constitutions. From those perspectives it analyses the most significant institutions of the constitutional law such as human rights, systems of governance, judicial review, and territorial organization of states.

Learning Objectives

• Improving students understanding of the constitutional law role in establishing effective government system;
• Investigation of different directions and ways of historical and modern development of Russian Constitution;
• Investigation of current Russian constitutional law problems and analysis of possible and real approaches to these problems solutions in Russia comparing with foreign countries.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Students should gain Knowledge of: ─ The most important directions and ways of the historical and modern evolution of the Russian Constitution and Constitutional Law as a whole and their institutions as well. ─ Issues relating to legal regulation of different Russian Constitutional Law institutions and their practical realization. ─ Studying different problem-solving approaches.
• Students should gain the following competences:  To deal with judicial information (to search, evaluate, range and use the information, necessary for accomplishment of scientific and professional tasks).  To carry out the academic, educational and practical professional activities in the constitutional environment.  To use technical, comparative and other specific methods.  To understand and analyse constitutional law issues and search for their solutions.
• Students should gain: Skills and abilities to: ─ Understand the idea of constitutionalism, Constitution, constitutional law and their institutions. ─ Recognize and analyze the essence and importance of the differences between the ideas and instruments that were used by the constitutions and constitutional laws of Russian Federation in different times.

Course Contents

• Flickers of Constitutionalism in Russian History
• Elements of Real and Fake Constitutionalism in Modern Russia
• Constitutionalism, Constitution, Constitutional Law and Constitutional Values: General Definitions (Introductory Lesson)

Assessment Elements

• participation in class discussions
  The control element is carried out in an offline format (in the event of a worsening epidemiological situation, the control element format can be changed to online)
• exam
  The control element is carried out in an offline format (in the event of a worsening epidemiological situation, the control element format can be changed to online)

Interim Assessment

• 2021/2022 1st module
  0.5 * participation in class discussions + 0.5 * exam

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Maddex, R. L. (2008). Russia: Constitution. In Constitutions of the World. Washington, D.C., United States: CQ Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsscc&AN=cowed3.1844906
• Нудненко Л. А. - КОНСТИТУЦИОННОЕ ПРАВО 6-е изд., пер. и доп. Учебник для СПО - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2019 - 500с. - ISBN: 978-5-534-08805-2 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/konstitucionnoe-pravo-433885

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Five Generations of Russian Constitutions: Russia as Part of the Western Legal Heritage. (2019). https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300113136.001.0001