The legal dimension in cold-war interactions : some notes from the field

Borisova, Tatʹi͡ana. (Added Author). Simons, William B. (Added Author).

Summary: This volume offers readers a stimulating perspective on both struggles and cooperation on the Cold-War's legal front and regard for its political context. It covers the era of Stalinism up to the post-Communist period of the 1990s and 2000s.

Record details

ISBN: 9781283855068
ISBN: 1283855062
ISBN: 900420332X
ISBN: 9789004203327
ISBN: 9004203338
ISBN: 9789004203334
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 185 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction. Legal front of the Cold War : why? / Tatiana Iu. Borisova and William B. Simons -- Talking across the fence : Cold-War academic cooperation in the legal sphere / Jane Henderson -- Soviet law and Perestroika revisited / Albert J. Schmidt -- The new political polarization of the world and the reform of state property management in Russia / Zlata E. Benevolenskaya -- The relevance of the Cold War for Russian jurisprudence : private law / Leena Lehtinen -- Russian international law and indeterminacy : Cold War and post-Soviet dynamics / Boris N. Mamlyuk -- Separation of powers without checks and balances : the failure of the semi-presidentialism and the making of the Russian constitutional system, 1991-1993 / William Partlett -- The impact of the Cold War on Soviet and US law : reconsidering the legacy / Paul B. Stephan.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.