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“It is impossible not to touch upon recently observed attempts of a significant part of legal community to introduce into Russian law-creation practice the elements of the Anglo-Saxon law of precedent”

Nikolay Vitrouk

Justice of the Constitutional Court since 1991-2003, Vice-Chairman in 1991-1995. More detail

Decisions in which the judge dissented

Year

Decision number and date

Subject area

1992

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 20.05.1992 № 6-П	Legislative procedures
Total for the year 1992:	1 opinions

1993

Conclusion of the Constitutional Court of 23.03.1993 № З-1	Powers of the Russian President
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 03.06.1993 № 13-П	Authorities of the subjects of the Federation
Conclusion of the Constitutional Court of 21.09.1993 № З-2	Powers of the Russian President
Total for the year 1993:	3 opinions

1995

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 10.07.1995 № 9-П	Powers of the subjects of the Federation; elections
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 31.07.1995 № 10-П	Powers of the Russian President; state of emergency and martial law
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 24.11.1995 № 14-П	Powers of the subjects of the Federation; elections
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 20.12.1995 № 17-П	Criminal liability; migration rules
Total for the year 1995:	4 opinions

1996

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 16.01.1996 № 1-П	Civil law; farm households
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 18.01.1996 № 2-П	Powers of the subjects of the Federation
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 01.02.1996 № 3-П	Powers of the subjects of the Federation
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 13.06.1996 № 14-П	Criminal procedure
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 24.12.1996 № 21-П	Powers of the subjects of the Federation; elections
Total for the year 1996:	5 opinions

1997

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 24.01.1997 № 1-П	Powers of the subjects of the Federation; local self-government
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 30.04.1997 № 7-П	Elections; powers of the subjects of the Federation; powers of the Russian President
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 24.06.1997 № 9-П	Elections; powers of the subjects of the Federation
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 11.11.1997 № 16-П	Taxes and dues
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 01.12.1997 № 18-П	Social security
Total for the year 1997:	5 opinions

1998

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 11.03.1998 № 8-П	Customs law; administrative liability
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 27.04.1998 № 12-П	Elections; powers of the subjects of the Federation
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 10.06.1998 № 17-П	Referenda; local self-government
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 16.06.1998 № 19-П	Judicial review
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 11.12.1998 № 28-П	Powers of the Russian President
Total for the year 1998:	5 opinions

1999

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 23.03.1999 № 5-П	Criminal procedure
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 28.05.1999 № 9-П	Proceedings on administrative offences
Total for the year 1999:	2 opinions

2000

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 14.01.2000 № 1-П	Criminal procedure
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 07.06.2000 № 10-П	Status and powers of subjects of the Federation
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 11.07.2000 № 12-П	President of Russia
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 30.11.2000 № 15-П	Local self-government
Total for the year 2000:	4 opinions

2001

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 22.11.2001 № 15-П	Taxes and dues; powers of the Federal Government
Total for the year 2001:	1 opinions

2002

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 02.04.2002 № 7-П	Local self-government
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 04.04.2002 № 8-П	Status and powers of the subjects of the Federation
Decree of the Constitutional Court of 19.06.2002 № 11-П	Social obligations of the State
Total for the year 2002:	3 opinions

2003

Decree of the Constitutional Court of 27.01.2003 № 1-П	Judicial review
Total for the year 2003:	1 opinions

Judges

Subject area

Nikolay Vitrouk

Decisions in which the judge dissented