Presidential decrees in Russia : a comparative perspective / Thomas F. Remington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Remington, Thomas F., 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive power--Russia (Federation).

Executive power.

Executive power--Soviet Union.

Presidents--Russia (Federation).

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 174 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book examines the way Russian presidents Yeltsin, Medvedev, and Putin have used their constitutional decree powers since the end of the Soviet regime. The Russian constitution gives the Russian president extremely broad decree-making power, but its exercise is constrained by both formal and informal considerations. The book compares the Russian president's powers to those of other presidents, including the executive powers of the United States president and those of Latin American presidents. The book traces the historical development of decree power in Russia from the first constitution in 1905 through the Soviet period and up to the present day, showing strong continuities over time. It concludes that Russia's president operates in a strategic environment, where he must anticipate the way other actors, such as the bureaucracy and the parliament, will respond to his use of decree power.

Contents:

Introduction: Vladimir Putin and the limits of decree

Presidential prerogative power. The problem of presidential government ; Dimensions of presidential power ; Executive accountability ; Policy-making powers ; Decree power ; Presidential powers and democratic stability ; The partisan environment ; Presidentialism defended ; The strategic environment of presidential powers ; Endogenous presidentialism ; The political context ; Complementary informal institutions

The evolution of constitutional decree power in Russia. Statutes and decrees ; Taming the tsar: the 1906 constitution ; Institutionalizing the revolution: the 1918, 1924, 1936 and 1977 constitutions ; Gorbachev and Soviet presidentialism: March 1990 and September 1990 ; Yeltsin's counter-presidency: amending the RSFSR constitution ; The post-Soviet Russian presidency: the 1993 constitution

Presidential decree power and the legislative process. Rules, space, and time ; Rules ; Space ; Time ; The interaction of rules, space, and time: aggregate patterns of laws and decrees

Presidential decrees and legislative sequences. Aggregate patterns ; Case studies

Decrees and presidential power. Bureaucratic interests ; Weimar Russia?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-90501-5

1-139-91472-3

1-139-89908-2

1-139-90304-7

1-139-62935-2

1-139-91079-5

1-139-90693-3

1-139-91864-8

1-139-92253-X

OCLC:

879550907