Saturday, February 27, 2016

The Ministry of Justice admitted an appeal to the Constitutional Court due to the ECHR decision on the “Yukos case” – RBC

The Ministry of Justice did not rule out appeal to the Constitutional Court on the issue of the possibility of execution of the ECHR decision on “YUKOS case”. This was announced by Minister of Justice Alexander Konovalov, Russia, reports “RIA Novosti».

«Saying is exactly can not. I can not exclude that it will not be “, – said the Minister, replying to a question

He said that there are a number of ECHR judgments,” causing the greatest aversion “by the Russian experts.. According to Konovalov, “the decision on YUKOS among them».

In July 2014 the ECHR ordered Russia to pay € 1,86 billion of ex-Yukos shareholders. Moscow with the decision of the court did not agree. In particular, the Ministry of Justice stated that it was “contrary to the Russian case-law».

In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows the COP to ignore the decisions of international courts in case of the Constitution of contradictions.

at the beginning of February, it was reported that the Constitutional Court of Justice received the first call about the possibility of default by the ECHR. The request concerns a court decision on the case “Anchugov and smooth against Russia” on July 4, 2013. It was about the unconditional prohibition of prisoners to vote in elections regardless of the severity of the crime. The Strasbourg Court held that this provision is contrary to the European Convention.

 

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