The problem of adopting a law on countering political extremism in Russian Federation in the second half of the 1990s
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2024-3-89-101
Abstract
Aim. To identify the main contradictions of the process aimed at developing and adopting a law on countering political extremism in Russia in the second half of the 1990s.
Methodology. Legislative initiatives aimed at countering the ideology and practice of political extremism, coming from deputies of the State Duma, the Moscow City Duma, as well as the Commission for Combating Political Extremism under the President, are considered. For the most complete disclosure of the topic, problem-chronological, institutional, systemic, as well as foral legal approaches were used.
Results. The analysis showed that the adoption of a special “anti-extremist” law in those years was not among the priority tasks of both the legislative and federal executive authorities. The study proves the general disinterest of both the authorities and the parliamentary opposition in the adoption of an advisory normative act dictated by political considerations.
Research implications. The article summarizes the legislative material on the topic under study, new documents are introduced into scientific circulation, and the author’s interpretation of the concept of “extremism” is proposed.
About the Author
E. I. Volgin
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgeniy I. Volgin – Cand. Sci. (Political Sciences), Assoc. Prof., Department of History of Social Movements and Political Parties, Faculty of History
Leninskie gori 1, Moscow 119991
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