The Russian imperial regime implements judicial reforms…
1864 CE to 1875 CE
In major towns, it establishes Western-style courts with juries.
In general, the judicial system functions effectively, but sometimes juries sympathize with obvious criminals and refuse to convict them.
The government is unable, financially and culturally, to extend the court system to the villages, where traditional peasant justice continues to operate with minimal interference from provincial officials.
In addition, judges are instructed to decide each case on its merits and not to use precedents, which would have enabled them to construct a body of law independent of state authority.
Under the reform, the Senate, one of the highest government bodies, adopts more of the characteristics of a supreme court, with three major branches: civil, criminal, and administrative.
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