Hoping for Russian

The punishment of Russia in connection with the failure to fulfill the decision of the ECHR in the Yukos case has not yet been going on. This was stated by the Director of the General Directorate for Human Rights and the Supreme of the Rights of the Council of Europe, Philip Buay, Interfax reports.

"Regarding the procedure excited by the results of the violation of the Convention, I would like to emphasize that the application of this procedure is not talking about. I hope for a constructive dialogue with Russia by the corresponding decision of the ECHR," Buay said.

In turn, the Russian Minister of Justice Alexander Konovalov said that in general, Russia is fulfilling the solutions of the ECHR. “We have much more in common than disagreements that the overwhelming part of Russia's decisions are being fulfilled,” the minister said.

Nevertheless, according to Konovalov, the Ministry of Justice initiates an appeal to the Constitutional Court to clarify the decision of the ECHR in the Yukos case, since he considers it contradicting Russian precedent practice.

On July 31, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights awarded the former shareholders of Yukos 1.86 billion euros as a compensation for their complaint against Russia, considered back in 2011. On December 16, a collegium of five judges of the ECHR refused to transfer to the Grand Chamber of the court a petition of Russia to revise this decision.

In March of this year, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe said that by June 15 the Russian government should develop a comprehensive plan for the implementation of the ECHR decision in the suit of the shareholders of the Yukos. The plan of the Russian government must contain a payment schedule mandatory for the country. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe called on the Russian authorities "to take all possible steps to comply with the schedule," as well as cooperate with the secretariat of the organization to develop a plan, including reporting progress in its implementation.

On June 15, Konovalov said that Russia is not obliged to comply with the recommendations of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the payment of compensation to the ex-action of Yukos, since the procedure for the enforcement of decisions of the ECHR is not provided. So he commented on the statement of the CCS that Russia did not provide an action plan to pay compensation. According to the minister, these recommendations Russia will "only take note."

On July 14, the Constitutional Court stated that Russia, by exception , may deviate from the execution of obligations assigned to it , "if such a retreat is the only possible way to avoid violation of fundamental constitutional principles." At the same time, the KS confirmed that Russia remains in the jurisdiction of the ECHR. "Everyone has the right to apply to international courts for protecting their rights, and the Russian Federation is ready to execute ratified international treaties," the decision says.

On July 28, 2014, the arbitration court in the Hague satisfied the lawsuit of former shareholders of the Yukos NK andordered Russia to pay 50 billion dollars to former shareholders . Russia also refuses to execute this court decision. In June , the property of Russian institutions was arrested in Belgium and France. Based on the decision of the arbitration court in the Hague. July 28, 2014 Arbitration. In addition, the plaintiffs filed lawsuits to the courts of the United States, Great Britain and Germany . The laws of these countries do not allow Russian assets without the sanction of the local court, as was done in Belgium and France.