Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-301) and index.
Introduction -- On the history of legal representation in Russia -- Commentary on the federal law of the Russian Federation "On advokat activity and the advokatura in the Russian Federation" -- General provisions -- Rights and duties of advokat -- Status of advokat -- Organization of advokat activity and the advokatura -- Concluding and transitional provisions -- The jurisconsult in Russia -- The foreign legal practitioner in Russia