Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Sergei Magnitsky died in November 2009 after spending 11 months in pretrial detention. The reforms adopted after his death highlight the difficulty of fighting entrenched interests to make Russia's criminal justice system compatible with the government's modernization efforts. Medvedev initiated changes in Russian law, but has not succeeded in changing the behavior of law enforcement agencies. Putin's declaration that Mikhail Khodorkovsky should remain in jail just before the court announced its decision in the second trial suggests that the courts will continue to be used for political purposes.
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2412371502