Resumen de Russian Federation: : Supreme Court on Public Figures and Right to Image
On 23 June 2015, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation at its regular Plenary Meeting adopted Resolution “On the Case Law Related to Certain Provisions of Section 1 of Part 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation” (О применении судами некоторых положений раздела I части первой Гражданского кодекса Российской Федерации). Such resolutions routinely explain to the courts the statutory norms concerning particular topical issues of legal practice in Russia. According Article 126 to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, as amended in 2014, “The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation shall be the supreme judicial body for civil cases, adjudication of economic conflicts, criminal, administrative and other cases under the jurisdiction of courts, established by federal constitutional law, shall carry out judicial supervision over their activities according to procedural forms envisaged by federal law and provide explanations on the issues of court practice.” The Resolution dealt in particular with the provisions on privacy and reputation of the Civil Code (see IRIS 1995-4/13) as amended in 2013 by the State Duma (see IRIS 2013-8/34). Section 1 of Part 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation is titled “General Provisions.”
