The Russian Constitutional Court has announced that the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling that the shareholders of Yukos should be compensated to the tune of 1.8 billion euros is not possible to enforce. The Constitutional Court argued that such a move would shake the foundation and principles of Russia’s constitutional government.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has fought to restrict his political competition, sent opponents to Siberian prisons, and illegally nationalized private companies and their assets. In addition, Russia’s Constitutional Court – made up of judges all appointed by the Russian President - .has assisted the executive branch in abusing the basic rights of its citizens. Half of the judges of the Constitutional Court judges should be of various nationalities, with foreign nationals who are appointed by international human rights authorities. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for details.
