Supreme Court of Arbitration of Russia
The Supreme Court of Arbitration of the Russian Federation (also translated as the High[er] Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation;
History
Commercial arbitrations in Russia existed long before the
In 1960 new State Arbitration attached to the
The position of the State Arbitration underwent crucial changes in 1987. The courts of arbitration became a separate branch of courts not subject to the control of the executive branch.
The Supreme Court of Arbitration of Russia ceased operation on August 6, 2014, in relation to the merger with Supreme Court.[2]
Composition
All judges of the Supreme Court of Arbitration including the Chairman were nominated by the
The Chairman of the Supreme Court of Arbitration supervised the work of the court. He convened sessions of the Presidium of the Court and plenary sessions, appointed the Court's employees and guided its work, and represented the Court in governmental offices. The last Chairman of the Court was
There were two Boards in the Supreme Court of Arbitration, which supervised decisions of lower courts of arbitration whenever appeal is lodged by a disappointed party. One Board heard cases concerning private law and the other heard cases concerning public law (for example, if a corporation is charged with tax evasion or files for bankruptcy).
The Presidium of the Supreme Court of Arbitration dealt with appeals on decisions of lower courts of arbitration which had entered into force. Only the
On plenary sessions the Court studied judicial practice and gave recommendations regarding applications by lower courts of particular provisions. In fact, lower courts had to apply recommendations of the Supreme Court of Arbitration. The procedural Code of Arbitration provided that the Presidium of the Supreme Court of Arbitration was entitled to reverse a decision of a lower court if it did not follow common judicial practice. Organizational matters were also dealt with on plenary sessions. They had to take place at least twice a year.
List of the Russian Supreme Court of Arbitration Chairmen
- Veniamin Yakovlev (23 January 1992 — 26 January 2005)
- Anton Ivanov(26 January 2005 — 6 August 2014)
See also
References
- ^ Putin approves amendment on merging Russian Supreme Court with Court of Arbitration
- ^ Petrov, Ivan (7 August 2014). "К работе приступил обновлённый Верховный Суд РФ". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian).