Can a Finnish judicial document be served to an addressee who resides in Russia? How can a foreign court hear a Russian witness? And does judicial cooperation with Russia differ from cooperation with other states? This doctoral dissertation seeks to answer these and similar questions. It breaks new ground in examining the reality of cooperation with judicial authorities of the Russian Federation. International judicial cooperation in civil matters is primarily regulated by the Hague Conventions on Service of Documents (1965) and the Taking of Evidence (1970). The Hague Conference on Private International Law monitors the implementation of treaties on the general level.
The study focuses on an examination of Russian legislation, institutions and practice. It formulates 18 criteria for the purposes of evaluation.
With the help of these criteria, the study compares Russia’s compliance with treaties with compliance by other states. The study is enriched by an analysis of authentic requests for assistance between Finland and Russia. The book also contains a chapter on treaty conflicts. The study presents several recommendations for the improvement of cooperation; it also contributes to the theory of evaluation by comparing the Hague monitoring mechanism with several other evaluation models in use.
Merja Norros serves as a Ministerial Counsellor in the Unit for International Affairs (Central Authority) of the Finnish Ministry of Justice. Since 1995, she has been responsible for judicial assistance with Russia. Ms Norros graduated and subsequently received her Licentiate of Laws degree from Helsinki University. She has written numerous articles in Finnish, English and Russian concerning judicial assistance in civil and criminal matters.
Can a Finnish judicial document be served to an addressee who resides in Russia? How can a foreign court hear a Russian witness? And does judicial cooperation with Russia differ from cooperation with other states? This doctoral dissertation seeks to answer these and similar questions. It breaks new ground in examining the reality of cooperation with judicial authorities of the Russian Federation. International judicial cooperation in civil matters is primarily regulated by the Hague Conventions on Service of Documents (1965) and the Taking of Evidence (1970). The Hague Conference on Private International Law monitors the implementation of treaties on the general level.
The study focuses on an examination of Russian legislation, institutions and practice. It formulates 18 criteria for the purposes of evaluation.
With the help of these criteria, the study compares Russia’s compliance with treaties with compliance by other states. The study is enriched by an analysis of authentic requests for assistance between Finland and Russia. The book also contains a chapter on treaty conflicts. The study presents several recommendations for the improvement of cooperation; it also contributes to the theory of evaluation by comparing the Hague monitoring mechanism with several other evaluation models in use.
Merja Norros serves as a Ministerial Counsellor in the Unit for International Affairs (Central Authority) of the Finnish Ministry of Justice. Since 1995, she has been responsible for judicial assistance with Russia. Ms Norros graduated and subsequently received her Licentiate of Laws degree from Helsinki University. She has written numerous articles in Finnish, English and Russian concerning judicial assistance in civil and criminal matters.
