FEDERACJA ROSYJSKA W SYSTEMIE EUROPEJSKIEJ KONWENCJI PRAW CZŁOWIEKA. PRÓBA PODSUMOWANIA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE SYSTEM OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS. SUMMARIZING ATTEMPT

Summary/Abstract: This article provides a broad analysis of Russia's membership in the ECHR system. The research hypothesis put forward in it assumes that the Russian Federation joined the CoE and ratified the ECHR mainly for political reasons, and that its authorities did not intend to comply with its provisions in practice. The basic research method adopted in the discussed article is the institutional and legal method, and the basic research technique is a detailed analysis - case study, as well as drawing conclusions based on research in the scientific literature related to the subject matter. In order to assess the validity of the thesis put forward, the author analyzed the phenomena that affect the assessment of Russia as a party to the Convention, such as: statistical data on the Strasbourg jurisprudence related to the Russian Federation against the background of other COE countries, its impact on the reforms of the legal system in Russia, the reaction of the ECtHR to numerous wars by that country, or, finally, actions delaying changes to the ECHR system and the systemic problem of non-compliance with the Court's judgments by the Russian authorities. These studies confirmed this thesis.

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