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Janus turns out to be one-faced: the judgment of the Russian Constitutional Court on the permissibility of examination of jurors in the light of foreign law Janus原来是一面之词:俄罗斯宪法法院根据外国法律对陪审员审查的许可性作出的判决

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2021-2-131-148

A. Chirninov

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The rule of law and standards of restorative (conciliatory) justice: Instead of a foreword 法治与恢复性(和解)司法标准:代替前言

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2020-4-131-133

T. Morshchakova

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Evolutionary approach in reasoning practice of constitutional justice 宪法司法推理实践中的进化方法

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2020-6-115-140

Aleksandra Uroshleva

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The concept of human dignity in the case-law of the Supreme Court of Canada on Charter Equality Rights 加拿大最高法院关于《宪章》平等权利的判例法中的人的尊严概念

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2021-5-118-137

T. Vasilieva

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Review of legal reasoning in the Russian Constitutional Court judgments: Nos.9-P–15-P, 1-Z • 2020 俄罗斯宪法法院判决中的法律推理回顾:no .9- p - 15- p, 1-Z•2020

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2020-3-148-160

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Review of legal reasoning in the Russian Constitutional Court judgments: Nos. 32-P – 37-P • 2019 俄罗斯宪法法院判决中的法律推理审查:no . 32-P - 37-P•2019

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2019-6-137-148

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The future of Europe: a political discussion of prospects of the European Union integration project 欧洲的未来:对欧盟一体化项目前景的政治讨论

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2021-5-15-41

A. Medushevsky

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Constitutional watch: August–September 2019 宪法观察:2019年8月至9月

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2019-5-4-14

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Constitutionalization of the human dignity concept 人的尊严概念的宪法化

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2020-4-98-110

T. Vasilieva

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Reasoning by precedent in terms of balancing 在平衡方面的先例推理

Sravnitel noe konstitucionnoe obozrenie Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.21128/1812-7126-2019-6-61-85

Sergei Manzhosov

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