Building an Effective System of Protection of Citizens’ Rights as the Main Task of Judicial Reform in Russia

Abstract

The most productive interstate security measure of the violated rights of citizens is their judicial protection realized in the Russian Federation by means of the constitutional, civil, administrative and criminal legal proceedings. In this regard some issues concerning creation of effective system of protection of citizens’ rights are considered as one of the directions of the judicial reform undertaken in the Russian Federation. On the basis of the analysis of judicial statistics it is noted that constitutional justice as the highest form of constitutional control is an effective possibility of protection of constitutional rights and freedoms by citizens themselves. The importance and value of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the constitutional (authorized) courts of subjects of the Russian Federation in the mechanism of control activity are emphasized. To increase efficiency of protection of human rights, improve the judicial system, strengthen the quality of operation of offices of courts, the authors make suggestions for improvement of the current legislation.