The Legal Status of non-Parties to the Proceedings Whose Rights and Duties were Decided by the Court

The paper discusses the relevance of persons who are not involved in the trial but who are eligible to challenge or to annul the judicial act since it is related to their rights and obligations and examines their interests. Such persons are entitled to appeal against the court decisions, as well as to dispute it in the supervisory proceedings. They should enjoy the rights and discharge the duties of persons participating in the case. Nonetheless, the legal status of the non-participants the question of whose rights is decided by the court did not gain an appropriate doctrinal development. And this fact could impede the realization of their rights. Thus, the primary goal of the study is to give a definition to this group of people and to elaborate special criteria. To accomplish the aim, the author, among the others, analyzes and summarizes existing legal definitions, the highest court views and relevant case law.