Organizational and Legal Issues Related to the Introduction of the Investigating Judge Institution in the Russian Federation

The procedure of introduction of the institute of investigative judges into the judicial system of the Russian Federation requires a deep, comprehensive theoretical study at the interdisciplinary level. Procedural scientists put forward several concepts for the introduction of this legal institution and justify its special, significant role in the strengthening the human rights function of the court. However, there are currently not many studies devoted to the issues of structuring the updated judicial system of Russia with the inclusion of the institute of investigative judges in it. Is it possible that the lack of theoretical study of the issues of structuring and modeling the judicial system due to the introduction of a new element in it — the institute of investigative judges — hinders the reform? The author summarizes and analyzes the existing opinions of researchers about the place of the institute of investigative judges in the Russian court system and expresses his position on this issue, which may seem worthy of attention