RESOLUTION OF THE PLENUM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of December 13, 2012 No. 35

About openness and publicity of legal proceedings and about information access about activity of the courts

The openness and publicity of legal proceedings, timely, qualified, objective informing society on activity of the courts of the general jurisdiction (further - courts) promote increase in level of legal awareness on judicial system and legal proceedings, are guarantee of fair legal proceedings, and also provide public control over functioning of judicial authority. Open legal proceedings are one of means of maintenance of trust of society to court.

For the purpose of ensuring openness and publicity of legal proceedings, access for citizens, the organizations, public associations, public authorities and local government bodies, representatives of the editorial offices of mass media (journalists) to information on activity of the courts by consideration of civil cases, cases on administrative offenses and criminal cases the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, being guided by article 126 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, articles 9 and 14 of the Federal constitutional Law "About Courts of Law in the Russian Federation", decides to make to courts the following explanations:

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