Talk:Law of the Soviet Union

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[edit] Internal Security

I am not sure if this section belongs here. It sounds more like something that would fit a KGB article. Perhaps it should be (re)moved? --Gatonegro 22:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move to Soviet law

I propose moving this to Soviet law (like Chinese law). "Law of the Soviet Union" sounds a bit awkward, like there is a single law defining the USSR. --Jiang 01:08, 11 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Law can be used to refer to the whole body of laws relating to one subject, although I don't intend to play semantics in this case and I certainly see your point. I began to write the article (and have sadly not yet finished it) due to the fact that it was on the Wikipedia:Articles_requested_for_more_than_a_year page. Perhaps a move with a redirect? JKnight
The move automatically creates a redirect. The first sentence of Chinese law is "Chinese law refers to the law of China." Well, duh!
So we either move this one or that one for consistency sake. --Jiang 02:56, 11 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Well, move this one then. On another note, might I ask why exactly you removed my "This article is in progress" notice? I wouldn't want readers to think this was all Wikipedia has to offer on it, when there is so much more to say. JKnight

All wikipedia articles are by default in progress. No article is complete and there is always room for improvement. There was nothing in the text that seemed half finished. More can be added, but we don't need to tell people that. --Jiang 05:04, 11 Jun 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Differences with civil law systems

I reworded some of the text with respect to the resemblance with civil law systems. It seems to be that there are some similarities, but also some substantial differences. European civil law systems were originally founded on the Napoleonic Code, which deals extensively with private property. The Soviet system was also marked with a lack of possibilities of recourses against the state, and other safeguard which are considered for granted in other legal systems. David.Monniaux 12:38, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Public prosecutor

The Russian word "прокурор" (transliterated prokuror) is translated not as procurator, but as public prosecutor. See, for example, Prosecutor General of the USSR.--Ring0 07:22, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NKVD

NKVD is not a secret police as it included conventional police, internal military, border troops and penitentiary system.--Dojarca 14:20, 15 August 2007 (UTC)