Federal law
A federal law ( Russian федеральный закон Federalnij sakon ) or federal law is a legal norm in the Russian legal system that is passed by a majority of members of the Russian State Duma and applies nationwide. After the majority approval of the deputies of the Federation Council , a State Duma bill becomes a federal law. The rejection in the Federation Council leads to a special arbitration procedure and its repeated treatment in the Duma.
After all, the Russian President must sign the law. Once signed by the President, the law is published, usually in the government newspaper “ Rossiyskaya Gazeta ”, and comes into force ten days after publication or on the day specified in the law. The President has the right of veto and can refer the bill back to the Federation Assembly . However, the veto can lose its effect if two thirds of both chambers of the Federation Assembly ( qualified majority ) vote again for the draft.
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation examines the compatibility of federal laws with the Russian Constitution , for example by means of regulatory control.
According to the federal division of Russia also each have federal subjects its own legislative authority over their territory. The laws of the federal subjects must be compatible with both federal laws and the Russian Constitution.
Web links
- Russian Laws / Законы РФ Website of the German-Russian Lawyers Association, accessed April 30, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Political System / The Federal Assembly website of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Germany , accessed on April 30, 2017
- ↑ Political System / The Federal Structure Website of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Germany , accessed on April 30, 2017