“I propose to merge the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Commercial Court, for which it will be necessary to make amendments to the Constitution of Russia”
"The legal positions formulated by the Presidium and Plenary Session of the Supreme Commercial Court, - they are not only a guidance how to act, but also drafts for future court decisions"
“Let us say that we have a super-precedential law. I mean certain “traditions” in judges’ behaviour, certain attitude towards the authority of the superior court”. (Full version)
“It is impossible not to touch upon recently observed attempts of a significant part of legal community to introduce into Russian law-creation practice the elements of the Anglo-Saxon law of precedent”
"Ideological version of the reasons for judicial reform from Justice Gadzhiev" // pravo.ru. 18.06.2014.
Jun 17, 2014
“Our courts fear the superior court more than the English ones do. We have a super-precedential system from this point of view, because even when there is a new law, the court is still guided by the judgment of the Presidium instead of the new will of the legislator. Therefore, is it worth saying that we do not have the law of precedent? Let us say that we have a super-precedential law. I mean certain “traditions” in judges’ behaviour, certain attitude towards the authority of the superior court”. (Full version)