Soviet criminal justice under Stalin
By: Peter H. Solomon, Jr.
Series: Cambridge Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet studies ;; 100
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- Soviet Union -- History.; Criminal law -- Soviet Union -- History.; Political questions and judicial power -- Soviet Union -- History.; Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953.
Description: Soviet Criminal Justice under Stalin is the first comprehensive account in any language of Stalin's struggle to make criminal law in the USSR a reliable instrument of rule. Written in a clear and direct manner, it should appeal to anyone interested in the political, social, or legal history of the USSR, the reform of justice in post-soviet states, law in authoritarian regimes, or comparative legal development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-482) and index.