The Institute of the Independence of the Court in Criminal Proceedings in the Russian Federation
One of the foundations of the Court activity in the Russian Federation is its independence. Only a court that is independent from any impacts and influences can make a legitimate, reasonable and fair decision. But in the modern society the guarantees of the independence of the Court require constant improvement. This, in turn, obliges researchers to pay attention to a series of problems identified in the article, in particular, the independence of the Court and procedural guarantees of its independence in accordance with international legal standards for the administration of justice, protection of judges by the state in criminal cases, legal means of impeding the exercise of the institution in question. The latter is caused by the fact that the legislation does not provide for the systematic regulation of the institution of the court independence, and contains a large number of separate uncoordinated rules concerning the powers of the courts, which causes difficulties and obstacles for law enforcement. Information with regard to out-of-process petitions to judges constitutes an independent procedural mechanism that is new for the national legal system and an additional objective procedural guarantee applied by an independent court for resisting. However, a theoretical and practical interest to the issues arises not only from deficiencies of legal regulation, but also from the low level of knowledge of the scientific community, the lack of real legal mechanism of ensuring the independence of the judges and their protection. Therefore, for the effective implementation of the measures in question it is necessary to provide a comprehensive predictive study, theoretical and legal reasoning and advancement of appropriate proposals for improving the existing legislation and the organization of its practical application.