The Development of the Russian Legal System after the “Accession” of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation
Journal: Przegląd Prawniczy Uniwersytetu im Adama Mickiewicza
Year: 2017

On March 18 2014, the Republic of Crimea became a federal subject of the Russian Federation and the Ukrainian legal system was changed to the Russian system. The transition period was set to end on January 1 2015. This transition period was characterized by the fact that the law was created on a day-to-day basis, and as the residents of Crimea were unfamiliar with Russian law they found themselves in a legal vacuum. Laws were adopted in an urgent manner to ensure that the unification was as smoo