Which institutions represent the judicial branch of government in russia?

Judicial Branch

The Russian legal system is based on civil law and includes judicial review of legislative acts. Russia's Constitutional Court is empowered by the 1993 constitution to arbitrate disputes between the executive and legislative branches and between Moscow and the regional and local governments. The court is also authorized to rule on violations of constitutional rights, to examine appeals from various bodies, and to participate in impeachment proceedings against the president. The court is limited in the scope of issues it can hear and prohibited from examining cases on its own initiative. The Federation Council appoints judges to the Constitutional Court on recommendation of the president.

The Federation Council appoints judges to the Supreme Court, Russia's highest court for criminal, civil, and administrative cases, and the Supreme Court of Arbitration, the highest court that resolves economic disputes, on recommendation of the president. Despite its structure, Russia's judiciary and justice system are weak. Many of the issues dealt with by administrative authority in European countries remain subject to political influence in Russia. In the recent past, the Russian Government has begun reforming its criminal justice system and judicial institutions, including the reintroduction of jury trials in certain criminal cases. Still, judges have only recently begun to assert their constitutionally mandated independence from other branches of government.