Basmanny Justice

"Basmanny Justice" (Russian: Басманное правосудие) 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.

[1][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 Olga Yegorova [Wikidata].

[9][10] The term was introduced by the editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow Alexei Venediktov and Gennady Raikov, who called the Basmanny court and its justice Basmanovsky (Russian: Басмановское), which caused Venediktov to associate the term with the oprichniks Aleksei Basmanov [ru] and Fyodor Basmanov.

This helps you to critically evaluate your work.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[7][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."