Soviet Administrative Law

A first draft of the contributions included in this volume had been discussed at the "International Conference on Soviet Law & Administration" which took place at Trento from 17 to 19 December 1986.

The revised Encyclopedia follows the format of the 1973 edition. It is a compilation of nearly 500 short, factual articles on Soviet domestic and international law.

USSR. Analysis of the nature and course of soviet law and administration of justice since 1953 - covers prerogative and normative spheres of civil laws, criminal law, housing and labour law, civil rights, marital status, penal sanction practice, etc. References.

Collected texts of legislation, particularly constitutional law and administrative law, passed between 1977 and 1979 in the USSR - includes constitutions of the USSR RSFSR and Bashir ASSR standing orders, regulations and other legislation related to the Supreme Soviet, laws concerning the administration of justice and the Supreme Court, citizenship, procedures governing treatys, etc.