Honoured Lawyer of Russia

Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation
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TypeState Decoration
Awarded forprofessional achievements
Presented byRussian Federation Russian Federation
EligibilityCitizens of the Russian Federation
StatusActive
EstablishedDecember 30, 1995
First awarded1996

Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation (Russian: Заслуженный юрист Российской Федерации) is an Honorary title in Russia assigned to highly skilled lawyers for personal services:

  • in the formation of constitutional state and improving the national Russian laws in order to create equal legal conditions for the comprehensive development of individuals and organizations;
  • to protect the rights, freedoms and lawful interests of Russian citizens and foreign nationals in the territory of the Russian Federation;
  • to strengthen the rule of law and constitutional order of the Russian Federation;
  • in the development of jurisprudence on the basis of national law schools, aimed at achieving general social progress;
  • to improve the legal culture in society and in combating the effects of legal nihilism, expressed in ignorance, neglect or deliberate denial of the laws and regulations governing all aspects of life of citizens;
  • in the training of qualified legal personnel.[citation needed]