Requirements for the Content of a Court Decision in the Norms of the Statute of Civil Procedure of 1864

Abstract

The article analyzes the content of the norms of the Statute of Civil Procedure of 1864 in terms of requirements for a court decision. The article considers the existence in the norms of the specified normative legal act of such requirements to the court decision as legality, validity, motivation and fairness. A comparative characteristic of the norms of the Statute and the norms of the current legislation governing civil legal proceedings, in terms of requirements for a court decision, is made. A conclusion was made about the historical continuity of legal regulation regarding the content of these requirements.