The concept of the unity of the judicial system according to the Regulations on the Judiciary of the RSFSR of 1922 (To the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation)

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The history of the formation of the Soviet judicial system is not simple. In the first years after the October events of 1917, the formation of the judicial system did not proceed according to previously tested and agreed upon principles. Judicial construction was rather spontaneous, and judicial institutions were repeatedly created and rebuilt for political purposes. In the first five years of the new government, judicial institutions acted under the authority of various authorities and based on principles that contradicted the foundations of a rational judicial organization. With the adoption of the Regulations on the judiciary of the RSFSR in 1922, the theoretical concept of the unity of the courts was put into practice, a system of people’s courts was created, which showed its viability over a century of history. The organization of courts on the principles of their unity, accessibility and simplicity of construction, the unity of judicial practice predetermined many fundamental aspects of the national judiciary, and also influenced the models of judicial systems in foreign countries.

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Elena Vladimirovna Burdina

Russian State University of Justice

Email: elenburdina@yandex.ru
Russian Federation,

Viktor N. Kornev

Russian state University of Justice

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Email: kornev51@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

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