Advantages and disadvantages of a class action

Occupation: Senior Lecturer of Private International and Civil Law of Lebedev Department at Moscow State University of International Relations
Affiliation: Moscow State University of International Relations
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Gosudarstvo i pravo

Edition

Issue 7

Pages

119-123

Abstract

This article looks at the advantages and disadvantages of class action as a result of its implementation his position in the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. The author draws the conclusion based on his analysis that class action needs to be included in the procedural legislation. But this should from the Arbitration procedural Court of the Russian Federation not be done mechanically, rather class action shall be modernised in line with the latest achievements in this field. Studding of advantages and disadvantages of class litigation will help to improve its form by making it more responsive to current requirements: access to justice, lower court costs, and professional defense of interests of the citizens.

Keywords

class action, class litigation, Arbitration procedure Code of the Russian Federation, Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, litigation costs, access to justice, jurisdiction

Received

12.11.2019

Publication date

07.08.2020

Number of characters

20287

Cite

GOST	Sutormin N. Advantages and disadvantages of a class action // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2020. – Issue 7 C. 119-123 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520010712-4-1 (circulation date: 19.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520010712-4
MLA	Sutormin, Nikita A "Advantages and disadvantages of a class action." Gosudarstvo i pravo 7 (2020):119-123. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520010712-4
APA	Sutormin N. (2020). Advantages and disadvantages of a class action. Gosudarstvo i pravo (7), pp.119-123 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520010712-4

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