Legal Systems in Transition

The modernization of the legal systems of the post-Soviet states is a paramount objective of the EU. Nevertheless, the transfer and the integration of norms of the acquis communautaire into the local legal systems have progressed at a different pace and within different scopes. This volume compares the legal systems of Russia and the 6 countries participating in the Eastern Partnership Program and assesses the status quo with special emphasis on business law.

Hans-Georg Heinrich is Professor emeritus at the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna (Austria), and Vice-President of the International Center for Advanced and Comparative EU-Russia/NIS Research (ICEUR Vienna). He has published and edited several books on Post-Soviet politics and was active for various international organizations in transition countries. Ludmilla Lobova is an ethnologist and political scientist with a focus on Post-Soviet research. She is Scientific Director of the International Center for Advanced and Comparative EU-Russia/NIS Research Vienna.