Seizure of property as an anti-corruption measure: no statute of limitations

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The article provides a detailed analysis of the provisions of the Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 49-P dated October 31, 2024, which resolved the issue of the possibility of applying the general limitation periods established by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation to the prosecutor’s “anti-corruption claims” for the seizure of property, the legality of the acquisition of which the official could not confirm: The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation ruled that the above-mentioned deadlines for such claims are not applicable. Attention is paid to the legal nature of the seizure of the specified property, as well as to the mechanisms ensuring the protection of the rights of its bona fide purchasers. Further steps are proposed to strengthen the anti-corruption measures applied in Russia.

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Aleksey I. Aleksandrov

Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Doctor of Law, Chief Researcher

Russian Federation, 10 Znamenka str., 119019 Moscow

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