Dmitriev, Y.A. The Constitutional Court and appointment of governors.

Abstract: This article by Professor Y.A. Dmitriev contains a critical analysis of the Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation N. 13-P of December 21, 2005, which finally put an end to the argument on constitutionality of the appointment of governors under the Federal Law “On the general principles of organization of legislative (representative) and executive bodies of the state power of the subjects of the Russian Federation” as amended on December 11, 2004.