Current disputes of the courts of appeal in connection with the application of legislation and measures to counter the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID‑19) in the territory of the Russian Federation

Lysak Anastasia Nikolaevna

The article analyzes the judicial practice of the courts of appeal of the most problematic disputes arising in connection with the application of legislation and measures to counter the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the territory of the Russian Federation. A study was carried out on the plurality of adopted normative legal acts, the urgency of publication and publication, the reaction of society to legal innovations, the unpreparedness of Russian law and the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the fight against it, the lack of uniformity of law enforcement practice. The arisen problems of the judicial system are described. Increase in the number of pending cases in certain categories of disputes. Missing procedural deadlines due to the introduction of additional restrictive measures to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19, aimed at ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population on the territory of the Russian Federation. The perception of society is reflected in the introduction of a special legal regime that provides for restrictions on the free movement of citizens, their presence in public places, state and other institutions, imposing public-law duties on citizens, without declaring an emergency. A special approach of law enforcement practice on labor disputes, disputes arising from contractual relations, family disputes, according to the statistical data of the bases of the courts of appeal, is considered. Legal conflicts of the adopted legislative norms are shown. The further development of the activities of the courts of appeal in Russia and the judicial system as a whole is predicted.

Keywords:courts of appeal; new coronavirus infection (COVID-19); restrictive measures; pandemic; trial.