On Legal Requirements to Passing Judgments by an Appeal Court in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The paper reviews legal requirements to the content and form of a judgment made by an appeal court. The author of the article concludes that judges who review cases in an appeal court should keep in mind the importance of the achievement of target purposes of appeal proceedings in Russia. Judges of an appeal court are more authoritative and professional than judges of the first instance court, especially than justices of the peace, because candidates to judges of an appeal court face increased requirements to their professional aptitude. Appeal proceedings in Russia should function on the level of a valid and efficient procedural mechanism safeguarding the legality, fairness and balance of interests of all relation subjects.