The Right to Judicial Protection in the Context of Increasing Judicial Caseload in Modern Russia: From Romanticism to Pragmatism
https://doi.org/10.17803/1729-5920.2024.216.11.009-020
Abstract
The paper describes the right to judicial protection in the context of Russian legislation and proposes ways to reduce the burden on the judicial system. It is noted that the right to judicial protection is fundamental and imposes special obligations on the State. However, in conditions when the caseload is increasing, the question arises of clarifying its limits to prevent unfair behavior in the process and abuse of the right. The author opines that the right to judicial protection should be used in cases where there are real contradictions between the subjects of legal relations and it is otherwise impossible to resolve the conflict (while in Russia in many cases there is no real dispute about the law). The author justifies the point of view that the right to judicial protection should not be directly limited, but only certain conditions for its implementation should be introduced. Taking this into account, the author analyzes the most effective legal means of influencing unscrupulous participants who abuse their rights, namely: the need to recover court expenses, mandatory pre-trial procedures, the threshold amount for filing a claim with the court by state bodies.
About the Author
V. V. Momotov
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Viktor V. Momotov, Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor, Secretary of the Plenum, President of the Council of judges, Judge
Moscow
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Momotov V.V. The Right to Judicial Protection in the Context of Increasing Judicial Caseload in Modern Russia: From Romanticism to Pragmatism. Lex Russica. 2024;77(11):9-20. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17803/1729-5920.2024.216.11.009-020
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