Russian Constitutional Court, Decision on merits (Postanovlenie) No. 21-P of 14 July 2015 [The Supremacy of the Constitution case]

[Extracts. Unofficial translation by Dr Maria Smirnova, The University of Manchester 

(Original text)

ECtHR – European Court of Human Rights

ECHR, the Convention – Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

RCC – Russian Constitutional Court

Simplified citation of legislation, e.g. Article 413(2)(4) – for ‘the fourth part of paragraph 2 of Article 413’

For the sake of clarity and space the words ‘of the Russian Federation’ are omitted in the titles of legislative acts and official bodies.]