“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”
An article by Chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court Anton Ivanov
May 18, 2013
In his article entitled "Judges' Destinies" (RBК-daily. 18.05.2013) the Chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court Anton Ivanov states:
"It is not in vain that we supported the concept of the unity of judicial practice. Perhaps, some theoreticians fear the term “precedent”, but we proved in practice that it is a convenient technological instrument which helps in making judges’ work more efficient. 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. This also should not be forgotten in the course of everyday work". (Text of the article)