Constitutional Court Authorizes Precedential System

Russia’s Constitutional Court (CC) adopted a decision effectively authorizing the emerging system of binding precedent in the Russian civil-law legal system. Specifically, the CC agreed that the Supreme Arbitrazh Court (VAS) in its decisions on specific cases may make legal rulings that are binding for future cases. Moreover, the CC agreed that such rulings may be a ground for reconsideration of earlier cases, albeit only in limited circumstances. The CC requested the legislature to adopt relevant amendments to procedural law.

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