The Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI), is the brainchild of Russia's leading news agency RIA Novosti and Russia's highest courts: the Constitutional Court, theSupreme Court, and the Supreme Commercial Court. RAPSI is uniquely positioned to provide breaking and highly sought after news, largely because its journalists have their own sources in all institutions within the Russian judicial com
munity. As an agency, we aim:
• To provide the public with timely, objective coverage of Russian and international legal news;
• To promote transparency and openness of the Russian legal system and law enforcement agencies;
• To promote legal reform in Russia;
• To enhance legal literacy both among society at large;
• To combat legal illiteracy among each of our citizens;
• To broadcast all sides of every story;
• To fight corruption and ensure the transparency;
• To provide conditions for a comprehensive dialogue between all parties of legal relations;
• To form a platform for discussing topical legal issues. RAPSI's audience includes governmental officials, attorneys, legal experts, and members of the business community. Its journalists focus on the activities of Russian courts, international legal news and analysis, current trends in domestic and international legislation, and on the state of Russia's legal market. Agency correspondents cooperate closely with the press services of courts and governmental institutions, as well as with prominent Russian lawyers and law firms. RAPSI's page aims to create a new media platform for lawyers and other members of the professional community who are engaged in the qualitative improvement of our domestic and international legal culture. Our new platform is open to all members of the legal community, including representatives of law firms, legal departments, in-house and private attorneys, foreign and Russian analysts, and representatives of the business community.
