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Chronicle of international ties of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation July – December 2015 — Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

Chronicle of international ties of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation July – December 2015

Chronicle

of international ties of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

July – December 2015

 

30 June – 5 July

By invitation of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Thailand, a delegation of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, headed by Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev, made an official visit to this country.

During the visit, the delegation members held meetings and talks with H.E. the Chief Justice of Thailand Direk Ingkaninanda, Vice-President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand Piya Patangta, H.E. the Attorney General of Thailand Trakul Winitnaiyapak. In opinion of the parties, the visit was an important step in the development and strengthening of cooperation between the top judicial bodies of Russia and Thailand.

 

28 August

First Deputy Chief Justice Petr Serkov received a delegation of the Korean Bar Association (Republic of Korea), headed by its President, Chang-Woo Ha. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of protection of foreign citizens in Russia.

 

3 – 6 September

The 10th Meeting of Chief Justices of Supreme Courts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) took place in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic). The meeting was attended by Vyacheslav Lebedev, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Feruza Dzhamasheva, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kyrgyz Republic, Kairat Mami, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Shermuhammad Shohiyen, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tajikistan, Kuchkar Togaev, Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekisan, Hu Yunteng, Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China.

The following issues were on the meeting agenda:

–     experience of judicial bodies of SCO member states regarding the further training of judges;

–     judicial practice in SCO member states regarding the crimes involving human trafficking;

–     judicial practice in disputes regarding the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation (libel lawsuits);

–     issues of rendering legal assistance using information technologies.

A joint statement was signed by the delegation heads in conclusion of the meeting.

 

5 – 8 September

A delegation of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China, headed by H.E. the Chief Justice Zhou Qiang made an official visit to the Russian Federation.

During the visit, the foreign guests were received by Vyacheslav Lebedev, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Russia, Valery Zorkin, President of the Constitutional Court of Russia, Yuri Chaika, the Russian Prosecutor-General, Valentina Yepifanova, President of Saint-Petersburg City Court. The delegation also had an opportunity to visit the numerous landmarks of Moscow and Saint-Petersburg.

In conclusion, the parties acknowledged this visit as an important step in the development of ties between the Russian and Chinese judiciaries.

 

11 September

Vyacheslav Lebedev, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, received a delegation of the National Elections Board of the Republic of Peru, headed by its President, Francisco Távara Córdova.

During the meeting Chief Justice Lebedev informed the foreign dignitaries about the special features of proceedings regarding the resolution of disputes pertaining to the breach of election rights of citizens in Russia.

 

11 – 14 October

The International Conference of Presidents of Supreme Courts of Central and Eastern Europe took place upon initiative of the Supreme Court and Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia and with support of the Central and East European Law Initiative Institute, on Brijuni Islands.

The conference was attended by Pyotr Serkov, First Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

 

11 – 17 October

A delegation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Panama, headed by its President, José Ayú Prado, made an official visit to Russia.

The delegation visited Moscow and Saint-Petersburg and had meetings in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court, the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg City Court.

 

3 December

Pyotr Serkov, First Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, had a meeting with Ekkehart Schäfer, President of the German Federal Bar (BRAK).

During the meeting, Justice Serkov told his guests about the work of the system of courts of general jurisdiction in Russia.

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