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In June 2005, the IBA released a report opposing a proposal by the Russian Government to increase its power over judicial appointments. The proposals would change the membership of the Supreme Qualification Collegium to give a majority of appointments to the Russian President. This move undermines the European Charter on the Statute for Judges, which requires membership of such bodies to be comprised of at least one half judges elected by their peers.

The IBA’s call for the proposals to be dropped is part of a wide-ranging report on the state of justice in Russia, following a mission sent to Moscow in April 2005. The delegation found a number of systemic issues which have had an adverse impact on the independence of the judiciary in the country and these findings are detailed in the below report.

Russia: IBA Opposes Government Proposal to Increase its Power over Judicial Appointments (June 2005)
Click here for the press release in English
Click here for the full report in Russian
Click here for the full report in English