The constitutional court commented on the opinion of the judge about the legal successor of the USSR

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the opinions of the judges are not part of the decision of the constitutional court (CC). This was reported TASS the press service of the constitutional court of Russia.

“Special opinion or the opinion of the judges of the constitutional court is, in essence, his personal opinion, different from the one adopted by the majority of judges of the constitutional court on this issue”, – said the interlocutor of the Agency, commenting on the opinion of judge Konstantin Aranowski about the successor of the USSR.

His opinion was posted on the official website along with a court order for the convenience of readers. Thus to the practice of law what counts is the decision of the constitutional court.

Earlier, the judge of the constitutional court Konstantin aranovsky urged not to treat Russia as the legal successor of the USSR. He pointed to the illegality of the creation of the Soviet Union and urged not to consider rehabilitation of the victims of repression as a compensation for the harm caused to the victim by the perpetrator.

He believes that Russia should not be associated with the “totalitarian crimes” either personally or through succession. This opinion was expressed by aranovsky after the decision of the constitutional court on compensation for lost housing to the children of victims of political repression.

It is about three women who appealed to the authorities to provide them with housing that housed their relatives to repression. They were denied the request, but the court stood on their side.

First Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on state building and law Mikhail Emelyanov said that absolutely not agree with the opinion of Considered. The Deputy said that the legal succession and characteristics of the regime that existed, are two different things.

the MP reminded of the historical experience of France, where there has been an alternation of political regimes, but this does not affect the succession of French republics and monarchies.

the Doctor of historical Sciences Vladimir Lavrov also stressed that Russia is the successor of not only theKo of the Soviet legacy, but also the entire historical past.

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