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CREECA Lecture Series

"Criminal Law as an Instrument of Authoritarian Rule: The Case of Vladimir Putin," Peter Solomon, Professor of Political Science, Law, and Criminology, University of Toronto

Event Details

Date
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Time
4 p.m.
Location
Description
The first part of Vladimir Putin’s 2012 presidency saw a surge in changes in Russia’s criminal law. With one wave of changes coming on the heels of the post-election protests of 2012 and another in the wake of Ukraine’s Euromaidan, the crackdown also constituted a classic response by an authoritarian regime to perceived threats. Vladimir Putin’s use of the criminal law and its administration to secure authoritarian order echoed the instrumental approach to law that prevailed in Soviet times.
Cost
Free

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