Academic Expertise and Anti-Extremism Litigation in Russia: Focusing on Minority Religions
Journal: The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review
Year: 2019

This article contributes to the growing body of research on the increasing role of judicial systems in regulating politics and religion (‘judicialization of politics and religion’) across the globe. By examining how academic expertise is deployed in anti-extremist litigation involving Russia’s minority religions, this article reveals important processes involved in this judicial regulation, in particular when legal and academic institutions lack autonomy and consistency of operation. It focuses