The discussion focused on application of restraint measures to individuals suspected or accused of committing crimes.

Dmitry Medvedev issued instructions to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, President of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev, President of the Higher Arbitration Court Anton Ivanov, and Director General of the Supreme Court’s Judicial Department Alexander Gusev as part of the drive to increase the openness and accessibility of the justice system.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Constitutional Court judges on the eve of Constitution Day.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.

The main topic of the meeting, chaired by the President, was improving the work of Russia’s arbitration courts.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Constitutional Law amending the Federal Constitutional Law On the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev held a regular meeting with the heads of Russian judicial authorities.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted a draft federal constitutional law to the State Duma, amending the Federal Constitutional Law On the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.

Topics of discussion included the implementation of recently passed regulations to humanise Russia’s corrections system. In particular, this includes changing the practice of pre-trial arrests and improving the conditions for those held in detention facilities.

The President signed Federal Law On Alternative Procedure of Dispute Settlement with Participation of a Mediator (Mediation Procedure).

Dmitry Medvedev discussed the current state of Russia’s judicial system and examined its development prospects with the heads of the country’s highest courts, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the Justice Ministry.

During the videoconference members of the Government and the judiciary, and a number of regional governors reported on execution of instructions issued by Dmitry Medvedev.

In his opening remarks at the meeting, Dmitry Medvedev proposed discussing ways to make court proceedings more effective. The matters examined included proposals for improving the work of the Constitutional Court and general jurisdiction courts, changes to tax and civil-procedural legislation giving tax authorities the right to collect taxes, fees, penalties and fines within set limits without a court decision, and new legislation on economic crimes.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Compensation for Violation of the Right to Trial within a Reasonable Time or the Right to Judgment Enforcement within a Reasonable Time.