Official events dedicated to Lawyers
Day will be held on 3 December in the Zaryadye Concert Hall with the
informational support of the Roscongress Foundation. The festive programme
includes the Third Russian Legal Dictation as well as the Lawyer of the Year
Award Ceremony. The event will be organized by the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
The official
opening ceremony of the Third Russian Legal Dictation will be attended by:
Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia Vladimir Gruzdev,
First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Nikolay Fedorov,
Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Director of the Federal
Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography Victoria Abramchenko,
Roscongress Foundation CEO and Chairman of the Board Alexander Stuglev, Kutafin
Moscow State Law University Viktor Blazheyev, Rossiyskaya Gazeta General
Director Pavel Negoitsa, and First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of
the Republic of Bashkortostan Andrey Nazarov.
A campaign
will be held in Moscow and Russias regions from 310 December in an effort to
enhance the level of legal culture and motivate the countrys residents to
study legal disciplines. Participants in the Dictation will have to answer 40
core questions in an hour.
«Three years ago, the Roscongress
Foundation and the Association of Lawyers of Russia signed a cooperation
agreement. Over this period, tripartite agreements have been signed with the
Leningrad, Kaliningrad, Kirov, Murmansk, Novgorod, Penza, Pskov, Rostov,
Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Sverdlovsk, Tver, Tomsk, and Chelyabinsk Regions, the
Nenets Autonomous District, and the Adygea, Altai, Buryatia,
Karachay-Cherkessia, Crimea, and Khakassia Republics. Along with the
Association, we are holding events in the regions that aim to expand investment
opportunities, develop the export potential of the constituent entities, and
support their socially significant projects», Stuglev said.
The evening will continue with the
presentation of the Lawyer of the Year award. The longstanding award is
presented to experts who have made a significant contribution to the formation
of a state governed by the rule of law, the strengthening of law and order, the
protection of the rights and legitimate interests of citizens as well as the
development of Russian legal sciences. The prestigious award recognizes the
merits of highly qualified lawyers to society and the state.
Stuglev will present the award to
the winner of the Development of Legislation category as an honorary guest.
Prominent Russian lawyers will
present their books on Lawyers Day. The authors include Pavel Krasheninnikov,
Alexander Savenkov, Alexander Fedorov, and Viktoria Romanova. In addition, a
number of cooperation agreements will be signed.
Accreditation for Lawyers Day 2019 can be
obtained by 15:00 on 2 December by email at [email protected]. Details are
available on the website of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.