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From MCPR’s
press release "The End of Judicial Reform in Russia?" from September
27, 1995:
“Judicial reform is carried out in conditions of resource
shortages, resistance from conservative forces and the necessity to overcome
traditions which practising lawyers and public opinion have formed during years
of totalitarianism.
The dissolution of the Judicial Reform Department, headed by
Sergey Pashin, one of the authors of the Judicial Reform Concept, and member of
the State Legal Directorate under the Russian President aroused the greatest
concern from human rights activists and lawyers. This obviously contradicts
earlier decrees and orders issued by the President and consequently must be the
result of political intrigue.
The success of the first few steps of judicial reform was, to
a large extent, due to the activity of this Department, which not only prepared
new laws, but also provided for their practical application in court activities
and law enforcement bodies, the training of justice employees and the
development of methodological textbooks. Without such a structure with unique
mechanisms for and experience in putting judicial reform into practice, further
advancement is doubtful”.
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