Suchergebnisse

Introduction -- Functions of the presumption of innocence -- Presumption of innocence under article 6(2) ECHR : meaning and scope -- Legal framework of EU anti-cartel enforcement procedure -- Classification of EU anti-cartel proceedings -- Parental liability : compliance with article 6(2) ECHR -- Duty of cooperation : compliance with nemo tenetur under article 6(2) ECHR -- Proposals for improvement -- Conclusions

Nearly three decades have passed since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. At the time, the scholarly community was keen on joining Fukuyama in his belief in the "end of history" that was supposed to propel Russia away from the ideological "otherness" of the Soviet legal thought towards European liberal democratic values. The new spirit of optimism of 1991 had created a deceptive euphoria: Russia's dark legacies of Communism and authoritarian rule were seen merely as a bump on the road. Yet, the dream of united Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok had failed to materialize.