The article analyzes the principle of judicial independence as one of the fundamental constitutionally enshrined principles of Russian justice. The article also discusses issues of ensuring the independence of judges from interference or pressure from the executive and legislative authorities, the public or private interests. The legislatively fixed guarantees of judges are analyzed through the principle of their independence. The theoretical and practical significance of this principle in ensuring justice and protecting the rights of citizens is investigated. Some problems related to the implementation of this principle of the administration of justice are highlighted.

court, independence of judges, the principle of independence of judges, social guarantees of judges, administration of justice, judicial activity, judicial system

Malykhina Tatiana Anatolievna – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Organization of Judicial and Law Enforcement Activities, East Siberian Branch of the Russian State University of Justice (23a, Ivan Franko st., Irkutsk, 664074, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0000-0002-2350-9702, RSCI Author ID: 736584, e-mail: malykhina_t@mail.ru

Malykhina T. A. O probleme realizacii principa nezavisimosti sudej [On the problem of implementing the principle of judicial independence] Sibirskij yuridicheskij vestnik [Siberian Law Herald]. 2025, no 1(108), pp. 123–126. – DOI 10.26516/2071-8136.2025.1.123 (in Russian)

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