The Russian Model of Organizational Support for the Activities of Courts

Abstract

Formulation of the Problem. One of the central issues in relation to the balance of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of power and the preservation of the qualities of the independence of the courts were and are considered to be questions about the completeness of the judiciary and the choice of the optimal model of its organizational support. Purpose of the Work: taking into account Russian and foreign experience, formulate conclusions and recommendations regarding the optimal forms of organizational support for the activities of courts, outline the features of the national model, where the role of professional judicial administration is performed by the Judicial Department under the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, and also substantiate promising areas of organizational support for courts at the present stage. Methods. The methodological base is made up of traditional techniques and methods of scientific knowledge (dialectical, historical and legal, system analysis, comparative legal, etc.). Results, Brief Conclusions. Based on the analysis of the historical and legal stages of the evolution of the security function in Russia and foreign countries, models of judicial administration have been identified that differently determine the balance between the values of the efficiency of administrative activity and the independence of the judiciary. It is concluded that the best way to maintain the administrative autonomy of the courts is an intra-system model of resource support for the courts, in which the courts delegate managerial powers to the judicial administration. The signs and patterns of the Russian model, which fully meets the needs of a self-governing judicial system, are revealed.