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Article: RUSSIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CURBING PROSECUTORS' RIGHTS IN BATTLES WITH REGIONS...(Brief Article)
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- July 21, 2003
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The Constitutional Court issued a ruling on 18 July that "Kommersant-Daily" described the next day as "sensational." The court ruled that prosecutors do not have the right to file lawsuits challenging the conformity of local and regional legislation with federal laws. Only the Constitutional Court itself has this authority. The newspaper concluded that this decision will hinder the federal center's effort to create a uniform legal space. The lawsuit was brought by legislators in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan, who questioned specific ...