Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

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The Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was an official legislative act issued by the highest standing body of the Soviet legislature, used to create and regulate state policies, awards, and legal norms across the Soviet Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of state power
legislative act
normative legal act
appliesTo Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
authorizedBy Constitution of the Soviet Union
surface form: Constitution of the USSR
bindingForce nationwide
canBe confirmed by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
country Soviet Union
enforcedBy Soviet courts
Soviet executive bodies
governs economic regulation measures
labor relations in specific sectors
military service obligations
organization of state institutions
state security measures
state symbols of the USSR
hierarchicalRank subordinate to laws of the USSR
issuedBy Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
highest standing body of the Soviet legislature
language Russian
legalEffect general normative regulation
individual administrative decision
legalForm decree
legalNature subordinate legislation
written law
legalStatus official act of state
legalSystem Soviet law
partOf Soviet legislative system
relatedTo Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
Soviet constitutional law
Soviet state awards system
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
surface form: Supreme Soviet of the USSR
scope federal
timePeriod 20th century
Cold War
surface form: Cold War era
typicalForm presidential-style decree of the collective head of state
usedFor administrative territorial changes
amendment of legal norms
appointment and dismissal of high officials
conferral of honorary titles
creation of state awards
creation of state policies
establishment of legal norms
establishment of public holidays
implementation of decisions of the Communist Party leadership
regulation of awards and decorations
regulation of citizenship issues
regulation of state policies

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Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 establishedBy Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR