Russian Property Law (Pravo Sobstvennosti)

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The Concept of Property Under the Civil Code

Russian property law — pravo sobstvennosti — is codified in Book II of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (GK RF), Articles 209-306, governing the content, acquisition, exercise, and protection of ownership rights. Article 209 defines the content of ownership as the triad of rights: possession (vladeniye), use (polzovaniye), and disposal (rasporyazheniye). The owner holds these rights over their property in their discretion, subject to the limits imposed by law and the requirement that the exercise of rights must not violate the rights and legally protected interests of others, nor cause harm to the environment, nor contravene the principles of good faith, reasonableness, and fairness. This triadic formulation, inherited from Soviet civil law (which itself drew on Roman law categories), continues to define the content of ownership in the post-Soviet era, though the market economy reforms have fundamentally transformed the substance and scope of these rights. The Civil Code establishes the principle of the inviolability of property and the freedom of contract in property relations (Article 1), reflecting the constitutional protection of private property under Article 35 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Russian Property Law — Land Ownership and Reform

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Russian property law has been fundamentally reshaped since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, transitioning from a system of exclusive state ownership to one that recognises private ownership of land and other immovables. The legal framework is established primarily in Part I of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Articles 209–306), the Land Code of 2001 (Земельный кодекс РФ), and the Federal Law on State Registration of Real Estate of 2015.

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Russian Property Law (Pravo Sobstvennosti)

The Concept of Property Under the Civil Code

Russian Property Law — Land Ownership and Reform