Courts of Russia
Courts of general jurisdiction handle ordinary cases, and commercial (arbitrazh) courts handle business disputes. A Constitutional Court stands apart. This chart shows the formal structure only.
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Courts of general jurisdiction
Supreme Court
Regional courts
District courts
Justices of the peace
Commercial (arbitrazh) courts
Supreme Court (Economic Collegium)Since 2014, the old Supreme Arbitrazh Court has been merged into the Supreme Court
Cassation and appeal arbitrazh courts
Arbitrazh courts of the regions
Stands apart from the chain of appeals
Constitutional Court
Worth knowing
- Judges' independence in practice is a subject of international debate; this chart shows only the formal structure.
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