Russia, the European union and the CIS

This work presents a collection of essays about Russian Law and Economics with respect to the Russian federation's relations to the European Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It confronts the challenges facing a transition economy in its struggle for economic development through market forces and its efforts to impose the rule of law, not men, on a former dictatorship. The topics addressed range from Russia's relationship to the EU and other CIS states to a variety of commercial law topics: key contemporary issues in Russian intellectual property, tax, and M&A law are addressed by Russian jurists writing in English. The problems of corruption or bureaucracy are addressed directly and openly in the hope that increased EU and U.S. cooperation with the Russian Federation will lead to better international relations.