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FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

of December 31, 1996 No. 1-FKZ

About judicial system of the Russian Federation

(as amended on 09-04-2026)

Accepted by the State Duma on October 23, 1996

Approved by the Federation Council on December 26, 1996

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Judicial authority

1. Judicial authority in the Russian Federation is performed only by courts on behalf of judges and involved in the procedure established by the law in implementation of justice of jury and arbitral members. No other bodies and persons have right to assume justice implementation.

2. Judicial authority is independent and is effective irrespective of the legislative and executive authorities.

3. Judicial authority is performed by means of the constitutional, civil, administrative and criminal trial.

Article 2. Legislation on judicial system

The judicial system of the Russian Federation is installed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and this Federal constitutional Law.

Article 3. Unity of judicial system

The unity of judicial system of the Russian Federation is provided in the way:

establishments of judicial system of the Russian Federation Constitution of the Russian Federation and this Federal constitutional Law;

observance by all federal courts and magistrate judges of the rules of practice established by the Federal Laws;

applications of the Constitution of the Russian Federation by all courts, Federal constitutional Laws, Federal Laws, conventional principles and rules of international law and international treaties of the Russian Federation, and also constitutions (charters) and other laws of subjects of the Russian Federation;

recognitions of obligation of execution in all territory of the Russian Federation of the court decrees which took legal effect;

legislative fixing of unity of the status of judges;

financings of federal courts and magistrate judges from the federal budget.

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