The Russian law on removed cultural property : some international law remarks
(1997) Spoils of war — Vol. 1997, n° 4, p. 20-27 (1997)
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- The Russian Federal Law "On Cultural Values Removed to the U.S.S.R. as a Result of World War II and Located in the Territory of the Russian Federation" has not yet entered into force at the time this article was written. Adopted by two thirds of the total number of deputies of the Federation Council and the State Duma following a presidential veto, it should normally have been signed by President Yeltsin within seven days of its overwhelming parliamentary approval, and published (Article 107, §3, of the Russian Constitution of December 12, 19931). It seems the President has the intention of challenging this law in the Constitutional Court. It remains, however, to be seen if the Russian Constitutional Court has the power to review the international legality of federal laws; at first sight, its power to review such legislative acts appears to be limited to their compliance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation (article 125, §2 of the Russian Constitution), which is quite logical. Whatever the outcome of those domestic legal problems might be, a quick appraisal of the international law aspects of that Russian law might be of interest.
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d’Argent, P. (1997). The Russian law on removed cultural property : some international law remarks. Spoils of war, 1997(4), 20-27. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/260854 (Original work published 1997)