On The Subject of The Formation of The Principle of Procedural Economy in Civil Proceedings in Russia

In this paper, the authors turned to the study of the need to consolidate the principle of procedural economy in the norms of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. It should be noted that the application of this principle in Russian civil proceedings is not an innovation in itself, since a number of Russian lawyers described the practice of its application at the end of the 20th century. Today, the concept of procedural economy is fixed in the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation in the interpretation of the ECHR. The authors present a number of arguments in favor of the legality of the application of the principle of procedural economy in the framework of civil procedural law. The authors emphasize that the provisions of the principle of procedural economy apply to all types and stages of civil proceedings. Secondly, the norms of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation identify a number of institutions, the purpose of which is to more effectively consider civil cases while saving time and costs for the procedure of legal proceedings. Another weighty argument for the inclusion of the principle of procedural economy in the system of principles of civil procedure law is the recommendations of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation to be guided by the provisions of procedural economy. The authors also identify the problems that arise in the implementation of this principle in the modern conditions of the development of procedural legislation and legal proceedings.