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Chronicle of international ties of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation July – December 2017 — Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

Chronicle of international ties of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation July – December 2017

Chronicle

of international ties of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

July – December 2017


10 – 13 July

A delegation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Cyprus, headed by President Myron Nikolatos, visited Russia at the invitation of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

During the stay in Moscow, the delegation met with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Lebedev, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yuri Chaika, Director-General of the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Alexander Gusev. During the meetings, the parties had the opportunity to exchange experience on the organization and activities of judiciaries of the two countries, in particular with regard to implementation of IT in court proceedings, the development of e-justice, cooperation with the media. Summing up the results of the visit, the heads of the supreme courts noted the positive development of relations between the two countries and stressed their interest in further cooperation.

2 – 5 August

The 93rd session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was held in Geneva, Switzerland. The session was attended by Bogdan Zimnenko, deputy head of the Department for systematization of legislation and analysis of judicial practice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, who made a report on implementation of provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (21 December 1965) by the courts of the Russian Federation.

23 – 25 August

Deputy Chief Justice and Chairman of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Sergey Rudakov visited Vienna, Austria, to participate in a Regional preparatory meeting for the establishment of the Global Judicial Integrity Network.

1 September

Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Sergey Rudakov met with a delegation of the Korean Bar Association, headed by President Kim Hyun.

Following the request of the guests, during the conversation Deputy Chief Justice Rudakov informed them about the work of the Supreme Court and the main lines of activities of the Russian judiciary.

6 – 9 September

Natalia Pavlova, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, visited Iceland to participate in a conference titled “Effective Dispute Resolution for International Business Transactions – ICC Arbitration as the Internationally Most Established Method of Dispute Resolution”.

18 – 21 September

Vyacheslav Lebedev, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, visited Japan to participate in LAWASIA Chief Justices’ Conference.

During the Conference, participants addressed a range of issues related to the activities of the courts and the functioning of the judicial system, such as the openness of justice, strengthening public confidence in the judiciary, and improving court efficiency.

Chief Justice Lebedev made a report at the Conference, particularly stressing that the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation actively uses its right of legislative initiative in order to improve the legislative basis of the Russian judicial system.

24 – 29 September

First Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Pyotr Serkov and head of the Court’s IT Department Sergey Kryukov visited the People’s Republic of China (Dunhuang, Xi'an) to participate in the Silk Road Forum on International Judicial Cooperation.

23 – 26 September

A delegation of the Supreme Court of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, headed by Chief Justice Gopal P. Parajuli, paid an official visit to Russia.

During the visit, the delegation was received by the Chief Justice of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev, the President of the Court of Moscow Region Vasily Voloshin, Director-General of the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Alexander Gusev, and visited numerous sights of the Russian capital.

The importance of the visit as a step towards creating more favourable conditions for the successful development of cooperation was repeatedly emphasized during the talks.

7 – 11 October

An official visit of the delegation of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation headed by Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Dhaka) took place.

The Russian delegation met with the acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miya, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

During the visit, the parties reached an accord, and a ceremony was held to sign a Cooperation Agreement between the supreme courts of Russia and Bangladesh.

16 – 18 October

The 77th plenary session of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) was held in Strasbourg, France, to review the draft evaluation report on Russia in the fourth evaluation round, titled “Corruption Prevention in respect of Members of Parliament, Judges and Prosecutors”.

Supreme Court Justice Vladimir Popov was included into the Russian delegation that took part in the discussion of the draft report.

2 November

Vyacheslav Lebedev, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, met with a delegation of the Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China, headed by Minister Zhang Jun.

During the meeting, Chief Justice Lebedev introduced the guests to the activities of the system of courts of general jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.

3 – 9 November

At the invitation of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Thailand, a delegation of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, headed by Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev, paid an official visit to Bangkok and Chiang Rai.

During the visit, the delegation had meetings and conversations with Chief Justice Cheep Jullamon, President of the Constitutional Court Nurak Marpraneet and visited the courts in the province of Chiang Rai.

During the meetings, the two sides exchanged views on topical issues of justice, noting the great importance of strengthening the rule of law and protecting human rights and freedoms.

12 – 17 November

A delegation of the Supreme Court of Cassation of the Kingdom of Morocco, headed by First President Mustapha Faress, visited the Russian Federation.

During the stay, the delegation visited Moscow and Saint Petersburg, met with the Supreme Court Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev, the President of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin, the Director-General of the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Alexander Gusev, and the President of Saint Petersburg City Court Valentina Epifanova. The discussions focused on the work of justices of the peace in the Russian Federation, as well as on the appointment of judges.

When visiting the Russian Supreme Court, First President Faress addressed the justices at the Plenary Session, describing the features of the judicial system of the Kingdom of Morocco.

A Cooperation Agreement was signed as a result of the visit, which, as the heads of the supreme courts noted, will open up new prospects and give impetus to the development of relations between the two countries.

22 – 26 November

Lyudmila Pchelintseva, head of the panel of judges for labour and social cases of the Judicial Chamber for Civil Cases, visited Bordeaux, France, on a study visit at the invitation of the French National School for the Judiciary (ENM).

4 December

Vyacheslav Lebedev, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, received a delegation of the Central Court of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, headed by President Kang Yun Sok.

During the meeting, the heads of the supreme courts noted the positive development of relations between the two countries and stressed their interest in further cooperation.

5 December

First Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Pyotr Serkov met with a delegation of the Supreme People’s Court of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

During the conversation, the guests posed questions on issues related to the formation of the judiciary, the remuneration of judges and court staff, and the specific features of the court system of the Russian Federation.

11 – 14 December

At the invitation of the Supreme Court and of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Finland, a delegation of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, headed by Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev, paid an official visit to Helsinki.

During the stay, the delegation had meetings and conversations with the heads of the Finnish superior courts – Supreme Court President Timo Esko and Supreme Administrative Court President Pekka Vihervuori, and also with Deputy Prosecutor General Jukka Rappe, Chief Bailiff Juhani Toukola. Visits were made to the District Court of Helsinki and the Market Court.

The discussions mainly addressed the latest changes in the development of the superior courts of Finland and Russia, court appeals against administrative decisions, and the specifics of environmental and land use cases. 

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