Basmanny Justice Explained

Basmanny Justice
Rusr:Basmannoe pravosudie
Russian:Басманное правосудие

"Basmanny Justice" is a term used to characterize the judicial system that emerged in the 2000s in Russia and is distinguished by a low degree of independence of the judiciary in decision-making.[1] [2] [3] The decisions made by the dependent judiciary are considered convenient for the authorities or necessary for them, but run counter to the rule of law.[4]

Sometimes it is used in a semantic meaning as a custom-made court, an instrument of political repression, synonymous with the lack of independence of the court as a whole.

The term got its name from the name of the of the city of Moscow, known for its high-profile and controversial trials, which caused many-sided criticism of the Russian judicial system, in particular, in the case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Yukos shareholders v. Russia.[5] [6] [7] [8] The term and the phenomenon it describes have been the subject of debate among journalists, lawyers and authorities, including former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Moscow City Court chief judge .[9] [10]

History of origin

The term was introduced by the editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow Alexei Venediktov and, who called the Basmanny court and its justice Basmanovsky, which caused Venediktov to associate the term with the oprichniks and Fyodor Basmanov.[11] In November 2003, the term was used, inter alia, by Grigory Yavlinsky and Boris Nemtsov.

Opinions

In 2004, the President of the High Arbitration Court of Russia Veniamin Yakovlev, expressed the opinion that the presence of a stable label "Basmanny Justice" contributes to a critical assessment of the work of Russian judges:[12] In 2005, the chief judge of the Moscow City Court, Olga Yegorova, confirmed that "the term really exists," and the book "Basmanny Justice" published by Yukos' lawyer Karinna Moskalenko and her colleagues[13] [14] [15] contains "interesting additional information" that prompted the chief judge of the court to remind the judges subordinate to her demands "clearly comply with the procedural and substantive law, promptly and competently consider each case, since behind each of them are people, their interests, rights, destinies." "There is no longer either Mosgorshtamp or Basmanny Justice," Olga Yegorova argued in 2011.[16]

In December 2009, this term was commented on by the then President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev:[17]

Examples of using the term

By analogy with the expression "Basmanny Justice", journalists used similar phrases containing the names of other courts to characterize the non-legal nature of their decisions (for example, "Zyuzin justice" during the in May 2006).[32]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dushenko, Konstantin. Словарь современных цитат: 5200 цитат и выражений ХХ и ХХI вв., их источники, авторы, датировка. Eksmo. 2006. 978-5-699-17691-5. 592. ru. Dictionary of modern quotations: 5200 quotations and expressions of the 10th and 11th centuries, their sources, authors, dating. Konstantin Dushenko.
  2. News: 1 June 2005. Basmanny Justice. The Wall Street Journal. 22 March 2021. 0099-9660.
  3. Web site: Orlov. Sergey. 26 May 2016. ‘Basmanny justice’. 22 March 2021. khodorkovsky.com.
  4. Web site: 25 December 2007. How “Basmanny Justice” defeated the Basmanny Court. 22 March 2021. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group.
  5. Book: Tsechoev, Valery. История суда России: учеб. пособие. Prospekt. 2010. 978-5-392-01166-7. 8. ru. History of the Russian court: a tutorial.
  6. Book: Petrukhin, Igor. Оправдательный приговор и право на реабилитацию: монография. Prospekt. 2009. 978-5-392-00508-6. 69. ru. Not guilty verdict and the right to rehabilitation: monograph.
  7. Book: Sakwa, Richard. The Quality of Freedom: Khodorkovsky, Putin, and the Yukos Affair. Oxford University Press. 2009. 978-0-19-921157-9. Richard Sakwa.
  8. Book: Sakwa, Richard. The Crisis of Russian Democracy: The Dual State, Factionalism and the Medvedev Succession. 16 December 2010. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-49491-5. 44. Richard Sakwa.
  9. Web site: 24 December 2009. Власти будут бороться с "басманным правосудием" – Медведев. Authorities will fight against "Basmanny justice" – Medvedev. 21 March 2021. RIA Novosti. ru.
  10. Web site: Yamshanov. Boris. 24 March 2005. Ольга Егорова: Обидно слышать про "басманное правосудие". Olga Yegorova: It's a shame to hear about "Basmanny justice". 21 March 2021. Rossiyskaya Gazeta. ru.
  11. Web site: Alexei. Venediktov. Alexei Venediktov. 29 October 2003. Ночной эфир — Алексей Венедиктов — Интервью. Night broadcast — Alexei Venediktov — Interview. 21 March 2021. Echo of Moscow. ru.
  12. Web site: Kornya. Anastasia. 5 August 2004. Вениамин Яковлев: «Судебная власть превращается в придаток исполнительной». Veniamin Yakovlev: "The judiciary is turning into an appendage of the executive". 21 March 2021. Nezavisimaya Gazeta. ru.
  13. Book: Moskalenko, Karinna. Басманное Правосудие. Nikitinsky. Leonid. Public reputation. 2004. Moscow. 96. ru. Basmanny Justice. Karinna Moskalenko.
  14. Web site: Sharogradsky. Andrey. Torocheshnikova. Maryana. 7 April 2004. Выход книги "Басманное правосудие". Publication of the book Basmanny justice. 21 March 2021. Radio Liberty. ru.
  15. Web site: Khavkina. Daria. 9 September 2008. Басманное правосудие. Basmanny justice. 21 March 2021. Pravo.ru. ru.
  16. Web site: Yegorov. Ivan. 24 November 2011. Ольга Егорова: Судьи у нас талантливые. Olga Yegorova: Our judges are talented. 21 March 2021. Rossiyskaya Gazeta. ru.
  17. Web site: 24 December 2009. Итоги года с Президентом России. Results of the year with the President of Russia. 21 March 2021. Kremlin.ru. ru.
  18. Web site: 9 September 2009. Судью Басманного суда, рассматривавшую дела ЮКОСа, Сторчака и Довгия, лишили полномочий. The judge of the Basmanny Court, who tried the cases of Yukos, Storchak and Dovgiy, was stripped of her powers. 21 March 2021. NEWSru. ru.
  19. Web site: Danilin. Pavel. 15 December 2009. В интересах Чечни добиться справедливости по отношению к Аракчееву. It is in the interests of Chechnya to achieve justice in relation to Arakcheev. 21 March 2021. apn.ru. ru.
  20. News: Xiong. Yuri. 16 October 2007. Генпрокуратура осудила басманное правосудие. ru. Prosecutor General's Office condemned Basmanny justice. Kommersant. 21 March 2021.
  21. Web site: 11 June 2008. "Басманное правосудие" продлило генералу Бульбову срок ареста еще на три месяца. А число подозреваемых в его деле растет. Basmanny Justice extended General Bulbov's arrest for another three months. And the number of suspects in his case is growing. 21 March 2021. NEWSru. ru.
  22. Web site: 6 November 2007. Басманный суд признал законным предъявление обвинений генералу Бульбову. Basmanny court found legal charges against General Bulbov. 21 March 2021. NEWSru. ru.
  23. News: Butrin. Dmitry. Shishkin. Maxim. Netreba. Peter. Belikov. Dmitry. Sokovnin. Alexey. 19 November 2007. Покушение на государственный долг. Assassination attempt on public debt. Kommersant. 21 March 2021.
  24. Web site: 21 November 2007. Сторчаку предъявят обвинение в пятницу. Депутат Лебедев просит освободить чиновника под свое поручительство. Storchak will be charged on Friday. Deputy Lebedev asks to release the official on his surety. 21 March 2021. GlobalRus.ru. ru.
  25. Web site: Portnikov. Vitaly. Vitaly Portnikov. 11 January 2008. Хроника ухода. Последнее обращение. Chronicle of leaving. Last call. 21 March 2021. Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. ru.
  26. Web site: Bayazitova. Alexandra. 27 January 2011. Березовский не рекомендует Чичваркину возвращаться на Родину. Berezovsky does not recommend Chichvarkin to return to his homeland. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082422/http://marker.ru/news/3438. 5 March 2016. 12 April 2018. marker.ru. ru.
  27. Web site: Stanovaya. Tatiana. 6 August 2012. Pussy Riot: ловушка для власти. Pussy Riot: a power trap. 21 March 2021. politcom.ru. ru.
  28. Web site: Severtsev. Nikolay. 30 July 2012. Хамовническое «правосудие». Khamovnicheskoe "justice". 21 March 2021. The Moscow Post. ru.
  29. Web site: Gulyaev. Sergey. 28 May 2012. Страна без посредников. Country without intermediaries. 21 March 2021. rosbalt.ru. ru.
  30. Web site: Pozner Jr.. Vladimir. Vladimir Pozner Jr.. 29 October 2012. О Развозжаеве и “басманном правосудии”. About Razvozzhaev and "Basmanny Justice". 22 March 2021. pozneronline.ru. ru.
  31. Web site: Melnikova. Anastasia. 4 September 2020. Суд в Москве счел законным действия СК, не возбудившего дело об отравлении Навального. The court in Moscow found the actions of the Investigative Committee legal, which did not initiate a case on the poisoning of Navalny. 22 March 2021. znak.com. ru. 17 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200917113000/https://www.znak.com/2020-09-04/sud_v_moskve_schel_zakonnym_deystviya_sk_ne_vozbudivshego_delo_ob_otravlenii_navalnogo. dead.
  32. Web site: Stepovoy. Bogdan. 27 March 2007. Бутовское "жлобство" натолкнулось на зюзинское правосудие. Butovo "redneck" came across Zyuzin justice. 22 March 2021. Izvestia. ru.

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