TEXT 2 The Structure of the RF Courts (Part II) Vocabulary 1. to constitute – составлять
2. a challenge – претензия, оспаривание, проблема
3. rural – деревенский, сельский
4. overwhelming – непомерный, подавляющий
5. to handle – разрешать, заниматься (каким-либо делом), syn. to try, to consider
6. petty – мелкий, незначительный
7. a review – пересмотр, обзор
3. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы. 1. What is the jurisdiction of Constitutional Courts (or Charter Courts) of the Subjects of the Russian
Federation?
2. What courts does the three-tiered system of courts of general jurisdiction at the regional level consist
of?
3. What disputes do courts of the subjects of the Russian Federation consider?
4. What disputes do district courts consider?
5. What disputes do justices of the peace deal with?
6. What courts does the system of arbitration courts at the regional level consist of? What are the
jurisdictions of all?
2. REGIONAL COURTS 2.1 Constitutional Courts (or Charter Courts) of the Subjects of the Russian Federation with the jurisdiction to interpret Regional Constitutions and Charters and decide whether local statutes
are consistent with Regional Constitutions and Charters.
Courts of General Jurisdiction. 2.2 Courts of the subjects of the Russian Federation. These include the Supreme Courts of the Republics, the highest Courts of each Region, the
Moscow and Saint-Petersburg City Courts, and the courts of autonomous districts. Courts of the
subjects of the Russian Federation serve as courts of cassation and extraordinary appeal from their
subordinate district courts. Their original jurisdiction constitutes challenges to normative laws and
regulations of the regional authorities, and adoption of regulations.