International law is different in different places: Russian interpretations and outlooks
Journal: International Journal of Constitutional Law
Year: 2016

Following the end of the Cold War, it became a widely held belief that, after more than 70 years in exile, Russia would finally "return" to Europe-a sphere to which it had belonged since the time of Peter the Great-politically as well as normatively. Quite early on, however, it became clear that the country was choosing its own way, in ideological terms but also, by extension, in its understanding of international law-what the law of nations is for and what it is about. Lauri Mlksoo's, Russian A