Russian Arctic Today: Substantive Novelties and Legal Collisions

Path dependence and novelties in Russian innovation

* Correspondence: [email protected] Group on Science and Industrial Policy, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobelya str., 3, Moscow 143026, Russia Full list of author information is available at the end of the article Introduction Russia has a relatively consistent innovation policy, despite significant changes in the political sphere, from the break-up of the Soviet Union to ...

Personal Jurisdiction and Substantive Legal Relations: Corporations, Conspiracies, and Agency

TwenTy years of russian LegaL reform

This article examines what has changed in Russian law since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Among the accomplishments are the emergence of constitutional jurisprudence, the development of commercial law, and an increase in the basic transparency of the law. However, Russia is still not a rule-of-law country because the state is not subordinated to its own laws. T distinct stages of legal refo...

Occupational accidents in Russia and the Russian Arctic

BACKGROUND According to official statistics, the rate of occupational accidents (OAs) and fatal injuries in Russia decreased about 5-fold and 2-fold, respectively, from 1975 to 2010, but working conditions during this period had the opposite trend; for example, the number of people who work in unfavourable and hazardous conditions (particularly since 1991) has increased significantly. METHODS...

Climate change and zoonotic infections in the Russian Arctic

Climate change in the Russian Arctic is more pronounced than in any other part of the country. Between 1955 and 2000, the annual average air temperature in the Russian North increased by 1.2°C. During the same period, the mean temperature of upper layer of permafrost increased by 3°C. Climate change in Russian Arctic increases the risks of the emergence of zoonotic infectious diseases. This rev...