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University Teaching Election Law Shut Down in Russia

Amy Burchfield, Access & Faculty Services Librarian amy.burchfield@law.csuohio.edu | February 12, 2008 - 09:10

CSU’s Center for Election Integrity is in the forefront of making Ohio the national leader in transparent, legal, efficient, and accurate elections. Transport the Center for Election Integrity to Russia, and there’s a good chance it might be shut down, along with the entire Cleveland State University.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports today that a Russian court in St. Petersburg closed down the European University of St. Petersburg [more on university], citing fire code violations. As the article points out, the University was targeted for political reasons under President Vladimir Putin. See Russian Court Shuts Down University That Offered Politically Sensitive Courses.

Concerns about election monitoring are far from being unique to Ohio. The European University of St. Petersburg conducted research on elections and offered a course on election law. The University also offered courses on human rights and democratic institutions. Russia’s presidential election is coming up on March 2nd.

C-M Law students interested in learning more about law in Russia have the opportunity to attend the St. Petersburg Summer Law Institute in Russia from June 30 – July 26, 2008. [more]


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