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Abstract
The amendments introduced in October 1996 to the federal Law on the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation [O prokurature] in the end had a substantial influence on the system of priorities used in prosecutorial oversight. The tasks that moved to the fore involved strengthening the law-upholding function of the agencies within the Prosecutor's Office, above all in reference to observing civil rights and freedoms in accordance with generally accepted principles and norms of international law and in conformity with the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Suffice it to say that in 1996 over sixty thousand decrees by agencies of government, administration, and control were annulled as a result of prosecutors' objections. Most of these grossly violated civil rights and freedoms. At the same time, more than 170,000 court suits were filed in courts of general jurisdiction in protection of citizens.