The Impact of the Procedure for Appointing Judges on the Guarantee of Independence of the Judiciary

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In this paper, the authors examine the existing system of selection and appointment of judges to positions in the Russian Federation in order to identify its controversial elements that can affect the independence of the judicial system and directly the judges themselves. The authors also consider the experience of foreign countries in solving the above-mentioned problem in this area. The importance of this work lies in the need to review and propose ways to overcome the existing problems that have arisen in the construction of a competitive and independent process for selecting persons who, possessing relevant experience, knowledge and skills, administer justice in the country.

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Ivan V. Gusaim

FSUE «Main Center for Special Communications»; The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

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Email: GusaimIvan1997@yandex.ru

Leading specialist of the Property and Land Relations Department, Major of Special Communications; Postgraduate student of the Department of Legal Support for National Security of the Law Faculty named after M.M. Speransky of the Institute of Law and National Security

Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow

Denis Yu. Petrov

The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Email: petrov-dy@ranepa.ru
SPIN-code: 1908-4025

senior lecturer of issues at the Department of Management state and municipal property, Institute of Public Administration and Management

Russian Federation, Moscow

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