Centralization and decentralization of the system of cassation courts of general jurisdiction and their impact on the quality of the administration of justice

Martynova Svetlana Vladimirovna

The article discusses the topical aspects of the application of methods of centralization and decentralization of public administration in the process of implementing the current stage of judicial reform, which resulted in the creation of cassation courts of general jurisdiction. Although the centralization of public administration is typical for the executive branch, similar processes in the field of building the judicial system are relatively rarely the subject of research. The article proposes to consider the process of centralization and decentralization in three contexts: spatio-geographical, hierarchical and exclusive-legal. From the standpoint of the proposed approach, the creation of cassation courts of general jurisdiction was a serious step towards decentralizing the management of the judicial system, allowing to expand the autonomy of these bodies through the introduction of the principle of extraterritoriality. Supplemented by the active introduction of the principles of electronic justice, the current stage of judicial reform can become a positive example of improving the quality and efficiency of the administration of justice.

Keywords:judicial system, general jurisdiction, reform, cassation proceedings, the principle of extraterritoriality.