The protection of indigenous numerically-small peoples’ rights in the Russian Federation is inconceivable without scrutiny of the court practice and case law based on this issue. Particular attention should be paid to the practice of high courts which de facto is obligatory for all subordinate levels of Russian unitary court system. It seems important to describe the most significant court decisions which form the unified law-enforcement practice to be taken into account by indigenous communities and organizations of Russia.
the protection of indigenous numerically-small peoples’ rights in the Russian Federation is inconceivable without scrutiny of the court practice and case law based on this issue.
