The Presidium of the Supreme Court

Apart from consideration of cases by way of supervision and upon newly discovered evidences, the Presidium of the Supreme Court considers and hears issues relating to the organization of activities of judicial chambers, examines materials of the studies and generalization of judicial practice, analyses judicial statistics, assists lower courts in correct application of the legislation. Judicial chambers.

There are three chambers in the structure of the Supreme Court of the Russian Fed­eration: Judicial Chamber on Civil Cases; Judicial Chamber on Criminal Cases; and

Military Chamber. Within the limits of their powers they consider cases as courts of first instances; in the order of cassation; by way of supervision and on newly discov­ered evidence, study and generalize judicial practice, analyse judicial statistics. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation is assisted in exercising its powers by several offices, departments and other structural units.

At present the Supreme Court has initiated establishment of the ail-Russian system of administrative justice. The appropriate draft of a federal law has already been pre­sented to the State Duma.

- a court of first instance - суд первой инстанции;

- sphere of activities - сфера деятельности;

validity of sentences - законность обвинительного заключения;

- assessors - эксперты;

- to be resolved in the legislative order - быть принятым в соответствии с установленной законом процедурой;

- way of supervision - способ наблюдения.

7. Answer the questions on the text "The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

1. How would you define the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation head?

2. What does the Supreme Court head?

3. Does the Supreme Court act as a court of first instance?

4. What is it in relation to the federal courts?

5. What is the structure of the Supreme Court?

6. What is the sphere of activities of the plenum?

7. What is the role of the Presidium?