Organization and law-making of cassation departments of the Governing Senate

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A new study by A.N. Vereshchagin, dedicated to the cassation activities of the Senate, is aligned with the contemporary historiographical trend that generally offers a positive evaluation of the outcomes of the 1864 judicial reform in the Russian Empire. The monograph focuses on the internal organization of the highest imperial court and the increasing judicial workload as a key factor in its transformation. It also examines the legislative work of the Senate and evaluates its contribution to the integration of the country’s judicial and legal system. The article provides an analysis of the core ideas presented in Vereshchagin’s research, the novelty of the author’s approach, and identifies issues that remain unexplored and require further attention.

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Igor I. Verniaev

Saint Petersburg State University; National Research University Higher School of Economics

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кандидат исторических наук, доцент, старший научный сотрудник

Russian Federation, St. Petersburg; St. Petersburg

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