This addition to the Elements of International Law series explores the role of international law as an integral part of the Russian legal system, with particular reference to the role of international treaties and of generally-recognized principles and norms of international law.

William E. Butler is a pre-eminent authority on the legal systems of Russia and extensively involved in the field of public and private international law. He has been the John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law at the Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University since 2005 and is Emeritus Professor of Comparative Law at the University of London.

• Introduction


• 1: Historical Background


• 2: Sources of the Russian Law of Treaties


• 3: Contemporary Treaty-Making in the Russian Federation


• 4: Publication and Registration of Treaties in Russia


• 5: Constitutional Legislative History and Treaties in the Russian Legal System


• 6: Treaties of Subjects of the Russian Federation


• 7: International Treaties in Russian Judicial and Arbitral Practice


• 8: Generally-Recognized Principles and Norms of International Law


• Conclusions