Russia and Human Rights Law: The USSR, Russian Federation and Change

De Burgh, Cal (2023) Russia and Human Rights Law: The USSR, Russian Federation and Change. Doctoral thesis, Liverpool Hope University.

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Abstract

As a founding member of the United Nations and one of five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the Soviet Union and its successor State the Russian Federation (RF) should be, by now, fully conducive to the norms of public international law. Nonetheless, Russia has had and continues to have problems of integration with international institutions that they claim are dominated both politically and economically by Western States. Through analysis of Russia’s response to ‘universal’ human rights since the inception of the UN this thesis aims to investigate how much progress the RF has made since the demise of the Soviet Union, how the international treaties and political agreements they have signed are applied, and whether this can facilitate the free operation of non-governmental offices to influence the development of Russian society. By reducing its geopolitical reach, the RF has made remarkable improvements to society and the economy, but has Moscow changed enough to be treated as a senior partner in international institutions? Using human rights theory as the base for research and key judgments against the RF in European courts, this thesis asks if the current administration can be taken as true to their word. Or should the West expect Russia to strategically withdraw from Western-dominated institutions to form new partnerships in their own image before potentially making advances economically, politically and militarily.

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
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Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities
Depositing User:	Matthew Adams
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2023 10:09
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2024 11:37
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4091

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