THE NORMATIVELY FIXED “CRITERIA” OF QUALIFIED LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE ARE ON THE AGENDA (IN THE LIGHT OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF 16 JULY 2020 NO. 37-P)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
D.I. BEKYASHEVA
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Legal Proceedings ◽  
Correct Conclusion ◽  
Civil Proceedings ◽  
Arbitration Procedure ◽  
The Russian Federation

The experience of creating professionally oriented legal proceedings is not new (besides, it is far from positive) for arbitration procedure, which, once again addressing this issue, required the legislator to thoroughly study, at least, that had already happened in this regard – the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. While recognizing the existence of two mutually exclusive provisions that appeared in one Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (from 16 July 2004 No. 15-P), we still cannot but come to the sad conclusion that when establishing restrictions on judicial representatives, none of the conclusions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is so was not accounted for. At the same time, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation itself, in its own Resolution of 16 July 2020 No. 37-P, where the qualified legal assistance provided was checked (Federal Law of 28 November 2018 No. 451-FZ), states the presence of a minimum standard, which externally appears as a forecast of an alleged additional (possibly more close) attention to the set of criteria for a professional representative, but from the inside – this argument of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is just an aporia, a logically correct conclusion, which is still unable to exist in reality.

Institute of attorneys in civil procedure legislation: facilitating optimization of litigation or unreasonable duplication of functions?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-90
Author(s):  
Ol'ga Yakovleva ◽  
Sergey Zhelonkin
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Procedure Code ◽  
Civil Proceedings ◽  
Arbitration Procedure ◽  
The Russian Federation

Introduction. In the presented work, the authors investigated the main aspects of the reform of the procedural legislation initiated by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation regarding the introduction of a new participant in the trial - the attorney. Purpose. The aim of the work is to identify the features of the legal status of such a participant in civil proceedings as an attorney within the framework of the institution of representation. Methodology. The work was performed on the basis of special methods of cognition, including historical and legal, logical, formally legal. Results. Based on the analysis of the results of the consideration of the draft Federal Law No. 383208-7 «On Amendments to the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the Code of Administrative Procedure of the Russian Federation and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation», the appropriateness of the initiative to introduce a new member into civil proceedings is assessed - attorney. The relationship of this short story with the proposed increase in the requirements for the representative’s professionalism was analyzed, and its main advantages and disadvantages were highlighted. It is concluded that the benefit of introducing such a participant in the civil process as an attorney is more theoretical than practical, since this is due to the fact that the actions that the considered procedural figure (attorney) is authorized to perform can be performed by an ordinary representative without extra costs. At its core, an attorney is a kind of assistant to the representative, not able to independently participate in the trial and is dependent on both the principal and the representative. Conclusion. The material contained in the work is of interest for further scientific research on the problematic issues of the institution of representation in civil proceedings. Some conclusions can be used during lectures and seminars on the subject of civil procedure law.

scholarly journals STRENGTHENING OF LAWYER INDEPENDENCE IN CRIMINAL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-188
Author(s):  
I. N. Chebotareva
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Legal Aid ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Legal Proceedings ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article is devoted to changes analysis made in the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation by the Federal law No. 73-FZ of April 17, 2017 regarding strengthening of lawyer legal status in criminal legal proceedings. Additional guarantees of lawyer’s independence rendering qualified legal aid in criminal legal proceedings brought by this law are revised. It is possible to call this law "lawyer law" because it is devoted to questions of legal regulation improvement of lawyer’s status in criminal legal proceedings. And in fact is a reduction of existing Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation in compliance with legal positions created by earlier Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. On the basis of changes analysis of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation conclusions on strengthening of guarantees of lawyer independence rendering legal aid in criminal legal proceedings and some critical remarks on the matter are stated. Three blocks of questions which cover changes are allocated: the introduction of the defender in criminal case, lawyer secret, and participation of the defender in proof. Changes concern the following questions: formal obstacles for the defender introduction in criminal trial are eliminated; interrogation of the lawyer is possible only according to the petition of protection side; the person called for questioning which isn't subject to interrogation doesn't acquire the status of witness; search, survey and dredging concerning the lawyer can be carried out only under the judgment at observance of established guarantees; additional guarantees in petition satisfaction declared by the lawyer are established; procedural funds of use of expert help are deposited by the defender.

scholarly journals Unrestricted (absolute) rights and freedoms of man and citizen in the Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993 and international acts

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Podmarev
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Individual

The 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation as one of the principles of the legal status of an individual establishes the possibility of restricting human and civil rights and freedoms, while also providing for the necessary conditions for imposing such restrictions (the existence of a constitutional goal of restriction; setting restrictions only by federal law; proportionality; compliance with international standards of restrictions; prohibition restrictions on rights based on social, racial, national, linguistic or religious affiliation). The need for the existence of restrictions on the rights and freedoms of the individual is due to various reasons: the protection of the foundations of the constitutional order, the rights and freedoms of other persons, and the interests of the state. However, certain human rights and freedoms cannot be restricted under any circumstances; this so-called absolute rights and freedoms. But neither national legislation nor international law contain a precisely defined list of absolute rights and freedoms. The aim of the article is to identify in the Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993 and in international acts unrestricted (absolute) rights and freedoms of a person and citizen. The relevance of the research topic for the Russian constitutional legal science is due to the fact that certainty in the understanding of the list of unrestricted rights and freedoms is necessary for the improvement of lawmaking and law enforcement activities. The article examines the provisions of the Constitution of Russia, the main international legal acts on human rights, the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.

Local government in Russia: de jure and de facto

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 103-121
Author(s):  
Olesya L. Kazantseva
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
The State ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Russian Constitution ◽  
Legal Competence ◽  
The Russian Federation

The analysis of the RF Federal Law of 6 October 2003 No 131-FZ, which enshrines the general principles of the organization of local self-government in the Russian Federation, demonstrates the consistent introduction of amendments aimed at restricting the autonomy of local self-government, which clearly contradicts the constitutional provisions on local self-government. In this regard, it seems necessary to determine the presence of the lower level of public authority (local self-government), for which it is necessary to reveal the conformity of the modern realities of local self-government with constitutional provisions and normative legal acts adopted for their development, that is, correlate de jure and de facto. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the highest constitutional justice body, has a great influence on the formation of local self-government in the Russian state. It forms the legal position on the organizational, legal, competence, territorial, financial and economic foundations of local self-government. In this regard, researchers are interested in the legal positions of the RF Constitutional Court regarding the autonomy of local self-government and its relations with state authorities, which have undergone significant changes throughout the entire period of reforming local self-government. Based on the analysis of changes in the legislation on local self-government and the legal positions of the RF Constitutional Court, this article shows the inconsistency of local self-government at the present stage of its development. Thus, the author proves that there are no working mechanisms for the implementation of local self-government by the population. This article concludes that the current situation requires special attention and attitude from the state, since without purposeful changes in the state policy in the sphere of local self-government it is impossible to preserve such postulates enshrined in the Russian Constitution, as democracy and local government.

scholarly journals Constitutional status of federal territories in Russia: theoretical foundations of legislative regulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-140
Author(s):  
N. V. Vasilieva ◽  
S. V. Praskova ◽  
Yu. V. Pyatkovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Complex Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
The Status ◽  
Russian Constitution ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Moment

The subject of the study is the constitutional concept of federal territories in Russia. The purpose of the article is to confirm or disprove hypothesis that constitutional status of federal territories in Russia consists of system of elements and identify such elements. The authors use the method of formal legal interpretation of Russian Constitution, the methods of comparative constitutional law, complex analysis, systemic interpretation of Russian laws and drafts of laws. The main results of research, scope of application. When making an amendment to part 1 of Article 67 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the content of this innovation was not disclosed. Therefore the federal law on federal territories will be of decisive importance. The authors define the constitutional characteristics of the federal territories based on the literal content of the constitutional norm and the conclusion of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The federal territory is an element of the state territory that is not a subject of the federal structure and has a status different from the status of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. There are specific features of the organization of public power in federal territory. The authors’ vision of the content of each of the elements of the federal territories is presented. It is noted that the defining element of the status of federal territories will be the purpose of their creation. The authors propose a conceptual division of federal territories in Russia into two types: inhabited and uninhabited. It is stated that at the moment, the status elements can be clearly defined only in relation to uninhabited federal territories. The formation of the concept of inhabited federal territories will depend on definition of the purpose of their creation. Conclusions. It is proposed to consider the elements of the status of federal territories in Russia, based on the elements of the status of the subject of the Russian Federation, and in comparison with them. Such elements are: territory, population, subjects of jurisdiction, responsibilities, state power organization, property and budget, system of taxes and fees, names and symbols, population’s role in the state affairs management.

scholarly journals On the Legal Position of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on Criteria of “Professional” Legal Assistance in Litigation

Russian judge ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Timur Yu. Dolidze ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Procedural Law ◽  
Criminal Suspects ◽  
Legal Position ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Soviet Russia

The article is devoted to a critical analysis of the legal position of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, taken by him in the case of verifying the constitutionality of part four of Article 47 of the RSFSR Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with complaints by citizens B.V. Antipov, R.L. Gitis and S.V. Abramov (issued in 1997) in relation to the situation in modern Russia and the current procedural law. Using this methodology allows us to formulate a number of generalizations and conclusions, actualizing the discussion of 1997 today. Monopolization by the advocacy of the legal services market for the protection of criminal suspects and defendants has developed in Soviet Russia and, ultimately, has become established in modern society. This happened contrary to the intentions of the developers of the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation at the behest of the legislator, and the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation did not dare to block this will with reference to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. One of the reasons for this state of the legal system is the uncertainty of the wording of Art. 48 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which in fact provided the legislator with excessively wide discretion.

scholarly journals PROCEDURAL POSITION OF THE EXPERT IN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
I. V. Buromskiy ◽  
Yu. V. Ermakova ◽  
E. S. Sidorenko
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Medical Examination ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Procedure Code ◽  
Civil Proceedings ◽  
Civil Proceeding ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Forensic Expert

The article presents a comparative analysis of the procedural position of the expert in criminal and civil proceeding. There are considered main differences and similarities of the rights, duties and responsibilities of the expert which regulated by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the Civil Law Code of the Russian Federation, the Federal Law «About state forensic expert activity in the Russian Federation», the Order of organization and production of forensic medical examination in the state forensic expert institutions of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals Special Knowledge Application in the Prosecutor’s Office Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
O. Yu. Antonov ◽  
S. V. Shepelev
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Legal Proceedings ◽  
Competent Person ◽  
History Of ◽  
Response Measures ◽  
Special Knowledge ◽  
The Russian Federation

In the paper, given the recent history of prosecutorial supervision, the opinions of prosecutors and scientists, and the position of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the authors analyze the legislation and court practice on cases when prosecutors engage experts. The forms of special knowledge application in the course of the prosecutor’s supervision are highlighted and specified. The authors formulate recommendations for their design and use both during the prosecutor’s investigation and for further possible legal proceedings. In case the prosecutor’s decision is taken within the framework of the powers granted by the Law on the Prosecutor’s Office, it must be made based on the results of an audit conducted with the participation of a competent person. In cases when the prosecutor’s investigation findings are subsequently result in response measures made up of legal norms in the framework of legal proceedings, the examination must be carried out in court in order to establish the circumstances requiring the use of special knowledge. Special knowledge application in the course of the prosecutor’s investigation becomes the basis for further measures of the prosecutor’s response. The authors substantiate the opinion that the integration of the institution of forensic examination into the implementation of prosecutorial supervision in its pure form is impossible. At the end of the paper, a conclusion is formulated about the forensic significance of this activity, including for an investigator, an inquiry officer at the stage of initiating a criminal case.

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