Roundtable Discussion. Politicized Justice in Putin’s Russia

Please join us for a roundtable that will bring together experts on law and politics in Putin’s Russia, both academics and practitioners. The experts will discuss the issue of political uses of law in today’s Russia, examining in particular the role of protest-related trials and recent affairs involving high-ranking officials in the functioning of Putin’s regime during his latest term (2012-2018). Along the discussion on the «rule by law» and the repression, this roundtable will seek to replace the so-called politicized justice within the larger context of criminal justice problematics in contemporary Russia and the way it affects political processes.

Roundtable Participants:

Ella Paneyakh, the Higher School of Economics
Criminal Justice in Russia: General Practice and its Effect on Political Regime

Maria Popova, McGill University
“Putin-Style” Rule of Law

Renata Mustafina, SciencesPo
Mobilizing for Justice: Bolotnaya square case and protest-related trials in contemporary Russia

Sergey Smirnov, Editor-in-chief of Mediazona
Criminal law as a key element of Russian politics