Separate cassation courts in the system of courts of general jurisdiction: the first results of a large-scale judicial reform
This article examines what happened in the structure and procedure of cassation proceedings in courts of general jurisdiction after the start of the activities of separate cassation courts. The positive and negative aspects of judicial optimization and its expediency are highlighted and analyzed. So, as the main advantage of the reform, the separation of the cassation courts from the first instance is called, which entailed a number of the following positive changes, such as: reducing the judicial burden of regional courts, which previously performed the functions of three instances, introducing the possibility of filing electronically via the Internet - communication, increasing the authority of judges working in one, but in different instances, from each other, and the independence of the judicial system as a whole from the regional authorities. This article is an overview and designed to acquaint the cheat with the introduced changes, as well as with the author’s opinion regarding the implemented procedural reform.