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Research paper thumbnail of Why Is There No Russian Atticus Finch? Or Even a Russian Rumpole?

Texas Wesleyan Law Review, Oct 1, 2005

The Law is like an axle-you can turn it whichever way you please, if you give it plenty of grease... more The Law is like an axle-you can turn it whichever way you please, if you give it plenty of grease. Russian folk saying of the 19th century' But if... everything depends on the arbitrary will of the prosecutor and other persons who have the power to apply or not apply the law, what is the use of having law courts at all?

The Law is like an axle—you can turn it whichever way you please, if you give it plenty of grease. Russian folk saying of the 19th century!  Michael Newcityt  WHY IS THERE NO RUSSIAN ATTICUS FINCH? OR EVEN A RUSSIAN RUMPOLE?

Research paper thumbnail of Protecting the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions of Russia's Numerically-Small Indigenous Peoples: What Has Been Done, What Remains to Be Done

Protecting the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions of Russia's Numerically-Small Indigenous Peoples: What Has Been Done, What Remains to Be Done

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009

... Nikolai Vakhtin, Endangered Lan-guages in Northeast Siberia: Siberian Yupik and other Languag... more ... Nikolai Vakhtin, Endangered Lan-guages in Northeast Siberia: Siberian Yupik and other Languages of Chukotka, in BICULTURAL EDUCATION IN THE NORTH: WAYS OF PRESERVING AND ENHANCING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' LANGUAGES AND TRADITIONAL ...

Research paper thumbnail of Part I: Russian and Its Legal Status 1. International Law, Minority Language Rights and Russian(s) in the ‘Near Abroad’

Part I: Russian and Its Legal Status 1. International Law, Minority Language Rights and Russian(s) in the ‘Near Abroad’

The Russian Language Outside the Nation

Research paper thumbnail of International Law, Minority Language Rights and Russian(s) in the ‘Near Abroad’

International Law, Minority Language Rights and Russian(s) in the ‘Near Abroad’

Speakers and Identities, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Decree of the Presidium of 1517 the Supreme Soviet Concerning the Taxation of Income Derived from Royalties

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Decree of the Presidium of 1517 the Supreme Soviet Concerning the Taxation of Income Derived from Royalties

Research paper thumbnail of Soviet Law and Economy

Soviet Law and Economy

Russian Review, 1989

Research paper thumbnail of Soviet Law. By W. E. Butler. London: Butterworths, 1983. Pp. xxi, 374. Index. £19.50

Soviet Law. By W. E. Butler. London: Butterworths, 1983. Pp. xxi, 374. Index. £19.50

American Journal of International Law, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Copyright Protection in the Americas. Binder I. Organization of American States. General Secretariat. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1979. $75 per binder

Copyright Protection in the Americas. Binder I. Organization of American States. General Secretariat. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1979. $75 per binder

American Journal of International Law, 1982

Research paper thumbnail of Copyright Law in the Soviet Union. By Michael A. Newcity. New York and London: Praeger Publishers, 1978. Pp. x, 212. Index

Copyright Law in the Soviet Union. By Michael A. Newcity. New York and London: Praeger Publishers, 1978. Pp. x, 212. Index

American Journal of International Law, 1979

Research paper thumbnail of Recent Changes in Soviet Personal Taxation

Review of Socialist Law, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union*

Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union*

Research paper thumbnail of Taxation in the Soviet Union

Taxation in the Soviet Union

Research paper thumbnail of Russian Legal Tradition and the Rule of Law

Russian Legal Tradition and the Rule of Law

The Rule of Law and Economic Reform in Russia, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union

Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union

The population of the USSR was drawn from almost 200 ethnic groups and indigenous peoples. These ... more The population of the USSR was drawn from almost 200 ethnic groups and indigenous peoples. These indigenous peoples include various peoples of the Far North, central and southern Siberia, the Far East, and the North Caucasus. For many of these peoples, the traditional ways of life consist of hunting, fishing, reindeer husbandry, etc. Their traditional forms of cultural production include painting and carving on wood, bone, and stone, bead ornamentation, and other forms of graphic arts. With the break-up of the Soviet Union, the legal regime applicable to indigenous peoples in the 15 newly-independent nations of that region have taken separate paths. In this article, I have provided an overview of the legal regime applicable to indigenous people in the former Soviet republics and analyzed in detail the extent to which existing laws (primarily copyright law, but also patent and other laws) protect the traditional knowledge and cultural expression of these peoples.

Research paper thumbnail of Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union

Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union

Research paper thumbnail of Why Is There No Russian Atticus Finch? Or Even a Russian Rumpole?

Texas Wesleyan Law Review, Oct 1, 2005

The Law is like an axle-you can turn it whichever way you please, if you give it plenty of grease... more The Law is like an axle-you can turn it whichever way you please, if you give it plenty of grease. Russian folk saying of the 19th century' But if... everything depends on the arbitrary will of the prosecutor and other persons who have the power to apply or not apply the law, what is the use of having law courts at all?

The Law is like an axle—you can turn it whichever way you please, if you give it plenty of grease. Russian folk saying of the 19th century!  Michael Newcityt  WHY IS THERE NO RUSSIAN ATTICUS FINCH? OR EVEN A RUSSIAN RUMPOLE?

Research paper thumbnail of Protecting the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions of Russia's Numerically-Small Indigenous Peoples: What Has Been Done, What Remains to Be Done

Protecting the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions of Russia's Numerically-Small Indigenous Peoples: What Has Been Done, What Remains to Be Done

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009

... Nikolai Vakhtin, Endangered Lan-guages in Northeast Siberia: Siberian Yupik and other Languag... more ... Nikolai Vakhtin, Endangered Lan-guages in Northeast Siberia: Siberian Yupik and other Languages of Chukotka, in BICULTURAL EDUCATION IN THE NORTH: WAYS OF PRESERVING AND ENHANCING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' LANGUAGES AND TRADITIONAL ...

Research paper thumbnail of Part I: Russian and Its Legal Status 1. International Law, Minority Language Rights and Russian(s) in the ‘Near Abroad’

Part I: Russian and Its Legal Status 1. International Law, Minority Language Rights and Russian(s) in the ‘Near Abroad’

The Russian Language Outside the Nation

Research paper thumbnail of International Law, Minority Language Rights and Russian(s) in the ‘Near Abroad’

International Law, Minority Language Rights and Russian(s) in the ‘Near Abroad’

Speakers and Identities, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Decree of the Presidium of 1517 the Supreme Soviet Concerning the Taxation of Income Derived from Royalties

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Decree of the Presidium of 1517 the Supreme Soviet Concerning the Taxation of Income Derived from Royalties

Research paper thumbnail of Soviet Law and Economy

Soviet Law and Economy

Russian Review, 1989

Research paper thumbnail of Soviet Law. By W. E. Butler. London: Butterworths, 1983. Pp. xxi, 374. Index. £19.50

Soviet Law. By W. E. Butler. London: Butterworths, 1983. Pp. xxi, 374. Index. £19.50

American Journal of International Law, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Copyright Protection in the Americas. Binder I. Organization of American States. General Secretariat. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1979. $75 per binder

Copyright Protection in the Americas. Binder I. Organization of American States. General Secretariat. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1979. $75 per binder

American Journal of International Law, 1982

Research paper thumbnail of Copyright Law in the Soviet Union. By Michael A. Newcity. New York and London: Praeger Publishers, 1978. Pp. x, 212. Index

Copyright Law in the Soviet Union. By Michael A. Newcity. New York and London: Praeger Publishers, 1978. Pp. x, 212. Index

American Journal of International Law, 1979

Research paper thumbnail of Recent Changes in Soviet Personal Taxation

Review of Socialist Law, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union*

Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union*

Research paper thumbnail of Taxation in the Soviet Union

Taxation in the Soviet Union

Research paper thumbnail of Russian Legal Tradition and the Rule of Law

Russian Legal Tradition and the Rule of Law

The Rule of Law and Economic Reform in Russia, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union

Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union

The population of the USSR was drawn from almost 200 ethnic groups and indigenous peoples. These ... more The population of the USSR was drawn from almost 200 ethnic groups and indigenous peoples. These indigenous peoples include various peoples of the Far North, central and southern Siberia, the Far East, and the North Caucasus. For many of these peoples, the traditional ways of life consist of hunting, fishing, reindeer husbandry, etc. Their traditional forms of cultural production include painting and carving on wood, bone, and stone, bead ornamentation, and other forms of graphic arts. With the break-up of the Soviet Union, the legal regime applicable to indigenous peoples in the 15 newly-independent nations of that region have taken separate paths. In this article, I have provided an overview of the legal regime applicable to indigenous people in the former Soviet republics and analyzed in detail the extent to which existing laws (primarily copyright law, but also patent and other laws) protect the traditional knowledge and cultural expression of these peoples.

Research paper thumbnail of Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union

Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union