European Comission for the Efficiency of Justice of the Council of Europe as One of the Mechanisms of Assistance to Realization of the Fair Trial Standarts in the Russian Federation

Nowadays, one of the aims of the development of the Russian judicial system is the realization of international fair trial standards (Art. 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) and raising the quality of justice. Due to prioritizing the improvement of the right to fair trial protection in Russia, the analysis of the activity of the analytical and consultative body of the Council of Europe - of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) - is needed. The main targets of the CEPEJ consist in facilitation of implementation of the already existing Council of Europe standards in the different spheres of rendering of justice. In this master thesis an attempt to show the relevance of the CEPEJ toolkit on improving quality and efficiency of justice in the following actual areas for Russia is made: 1) organization of the judicial system; 2) quality of justice; 3) judicial timeframes; 4) monitoring of the right to fair trial violations; 5) legal aid, the role of lawyers; 6) enforcement of judicial decisions; 7) alternative dispute resolution.