Hohryakov, M.A. Criminal Process according to the Charter of Criminal Judicial Proceedings of 1864 in the works of scientists of the Department of Criminal Procedural Law of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University

Abstract: In 2014 the Russian legal community celebrates the 150th anniversary from the day when the Charter of Criminal Judicial Proceedings of the Russian Empire was adopted. The provisions of the Charter changed the criminal process, and they were so radical and novel, that they are still the object of studies for the renown procedural scholars, including members of the Department of Criminal Procedural Law of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University. One of the first scientists, who has studied the Charter was M.A. Cheltsov. Later P.A. Lupinskaya also turned to the Charter in her work. Currently the scientist continue using the experience of the Charter of 1864. The studies of T.Y. Maksimova devoted to the stage of assigning the judicial hearings provide detailed analysis of the issue of the proceedings at this stage according to the Charter. The scientific works of S.A. Nasonov also provided a complex study of various aspects of jury trial according to the Charter of Criminal Judicial Proceedings of 1864, including specific features of judicial investigation, specific features of instructing speech to the jurors, and verdict of the jurors. The works of Nichiporenko (Vilkova) T.Y. included in depth studies of the issue of composition of the court in the proceedings on criminal cases, correlation of individual and collegiate elements in the court activities in the period after the reform. The associate professor of the Department of Criminal Procedural Law of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University A.I. Panicheva studied various aspects of introduction of the appeals for the courts of all levels into the criminal proceedings in Russia, including the experience of the Charter of Criminal Judicial Proceedings of 1864. It should also be noted that the Charter had a significant influence upon the development of the Russian law and the law of the foreign states. For example, A. M. Panokin noted the influence of the Charter of 1864 upon the Bulgarian legislation.

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