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Strengthening the Independenceof the Attorneys’ community in Russia: The Demand of the Population and Business, Human capital, and Professional Associations
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2015-9-89-108
Abstract
The article analyzes social and economic factors that provide Russian attorneys an opportunity to compensate the institutional weakness of their profession, to protect the independency and effectively defend the interests of the clients. As an indicator of dependent position of attorney we use the proportion of cases with plea bargaining. Using the date of representative nationwide survey of 3317 attorneys in Russia we conclude that the independence of attorney is associated with‘resources for confrontation’: previous experience, client’s demand for legal services, communication with colleagues and membership in professional associations.
Keywords
independence of attorneys,
community of attorneys,
law enforcement system,
professional associations,
social capital,
human capital,
civil society
JEL: D71, K42, L84
About the Author
A. Kazun
Institute for Industrial and Market Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kazun A. Strengthening the Independenceof the Attorneys’ community in Russia: The Demand of the Population and Business, Human capital, and Professional Associations. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2015;(9):89-108. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2015-9-89-108
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