Glagoslavs New Book Offers Biographical Sketches of Twelve of the Most Prominent Russian Advocates of the Rule of Law Who Changed Russian Law, State, and Society

Summary: Pavel Krasheninnikov's book "The 12 Apostles of Law" first saw publication in Russia in 2016 and is dedicated to the great legal minds who, through their scholarship and legislative activity, changed Russia's law, government, and society over two centuries. For over thirty years Krasheninnikov has studied the lives and work of the men depicted in this book, and he was fortunate to personally work with four of them.

About The Author:

Pavel Krasheninnikov (born 1964) is a prominent Russian politician, state official, and professor of law.

He studied at Sverdlovsk School of Law and then did graduate work there. He subsequently taught at the Ural State Law University. In the 1990s, he served as an expert on legislation for the Supreme Soviet and worked in senior posts in various state authorities, including as head of Russia's Ministry of Justice under Boris Yeltsin. He spent a decade as rector of the Russian School of Private Law in Moscow. At present Krasheninnikov is a deputy in the State Duma, and for 18 years he has led the Duma's legislative committee.

Krasheninnikov took part in the drawing up of a new Civil Code and other major legislation in modern Russia. He has played an active role in drafting and introducing legal reforms.

He is responsible for over 150 publications in the field of private and public law, as well as legal theory and history. Krasheninnikov has authored a series of works in which he has traced the emergence and development of law as a key system for regulating interpersonal and social relations and as one of the sources of authority.

Title: The 12 Apostles of Law
Author: Pavel Krasheninnikov
Publisher: Glagoslav Publications
Language: English
ISBN: 9781911414933
Extent: 156 pages
Price: €19.99 (PB), €23.00 (HB), €9.95 (e-book)
Format: paperback, hardback, e-book

Review copies are available upon request.

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