Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation

Summary

The Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation (Russian: Федеральная палата адвокатов Российской Федерации) is a Russian non-governmental organization which unites regional advocates' chambers (equivalent to regional bar associations) on the basis of mandatory membership. The Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation is the lawyers' self-regulatory body in Russia, established to carry out a representation of the interests of lawyers in state bodies, local government bodies, a coordination of the activities of regional advocates' chambers, a developing of professional standards of legal practice.[1] It is analogous to national bar associations such as the American Bar Association.

Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation
Founded31 January 2003
TypeBar association
PurposeAdvocacy, public representation, education and networking
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Location
  • Sivtsev Vrazhek Alley 43
Region served
Russia
Official language
Russian
LeaderSvetlana Volodina
Main organ
All-Russian Congress of Advocates
Websitehttps://www.fparf.ru

The Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation is an observer member of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe.[2]

History edit

The Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation was founded at the First All-Russian Congress of Advocates on 31 January 2003 and was included into the Russian Unified State Register of legal entities on 17 March 2003.[3] It is governed by the Federal Law of 31 May 2002 No.63-FZ "About advocate's activity and advocate's community in Russian Federation".[4]

Place in advocate's community of Russia edit

The Russian term "адвокатура" means a common set of advocates, advocate's law firms, regional advocate's chambers and the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation interacting with each other under the Federal Law of 31 May 2002 No.63-FZ. It can be translated into English as "advocate's community". The advocate's community is a civil society institute which is separated from public and local authorities and is operating independently on the basis of the self-governing.[5]

31 May is celebrated as the Day of Russian advocate's community.[6]

Organizational structure edit

 
Yuriy Pilipenko, former President of the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation

The All-Russian Congress of Advocates, which is convened not less than once every two years, is a supreme management body of the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation.[7]

The Council of the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation is a collegiate executive body of the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation.[8] The Council consists of 33 members who elect the President of the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation from among their number.[9]

The Audit Commission of the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation is a control after financially economic activity body.[10]

The Ethics and Standards Commission of the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation is a body developing of professional standards of advocate's activity and norms of advocate's ethics. Also this commission hears appeals against a decisions of councils of regional advocate's chambers on disciplinary cases.[11]

The Commission for the Defence of Rights of Advocates of the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation is a body protecting professional rights of advocates.[12]

Print media outlets edit

The Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation publishes the following print magazines and journals:[13]

  • Вестник Федеральной палаты адвокатов Российской Федерации (English: The Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation Bulletin) (ISSN 2072–3660)
  • Адвокатская газета (English: Advocate’s Magazine) (ISSN 2619–1520)
  • Российский адвокат (English: Russian Advocate) (ISSN 1025–7225)

Integrated Information System of Advocate's Community of Russia edit

The Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation is an operator of the Integrated Information System of Advocate's Community of Russia (Russian: Комплексная информационная система адвокатуры России) that provides functioning of electronic workflows between the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation, regional advocates' chambers, advocate's law firms, separate advocates, and also allows all of them to interact with courts and other state bodies in electronic form.[14]

Federal Chamber's awards edit

The Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation grants the following awards to Russian advocates:[15]

  • Order "For devotion to advocate's duty"
  • Order "For service to advocate's community"
  • Emperor Alexander II Medal
  • Medal "For merit in the protection of rights and freedoms of citizens" (I class and II class)
  • Honorary charter
  • Written commendation

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Об адвокатской деятельности и адвокатуре в Российской Федерации" [About advocate's activity and advocate's community in Russian Federation]. Federal Law No. 63-FZ of 31 May 2002 (in Russian). State Duma.
  2. ^ "Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation". Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe.
  3. ^ "О Федеральной палате адвокатов РФ" [About Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  4. ^ "Федеральный закон от 31 мая 2002 года №63-ФЗ "Об адвокатской деятельности и адвокатуре в Российской Федерации"" [Federal Law of 31 May 2002 No.63-FZ "About advocate's activity and advocate's community in Russian Federation"] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  5. ^ Anufriev, Denis (2005). Адвокатура как институт гражданского общества в многонациональной России [Advocate's community as a civil society institute in multinational Russia] (Candidate of Juridical Sciences) (in Russian). Russian Academy of State Service at the President of the Russian Federation.
  6. ^ "Резолюция №4 Второго Всероссийского съезда адвокатов от 8 апреля 2005 года" [Second All-Russian Congress of Advocates Resolution №4 of 8 April 2005] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  7. ^ "Всероссийский съезд адвокатов" [All-Russian Congress of Advocates] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  8. ^ "Совет ФПА РФ" [Council of Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  9. ^ "Президент ФПА РФ" [President of Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  10. ^ "Ревизионная комиссия" [Audit Commission of Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  11. ^ "Комиссия ФПА РФ по этике и стандартам" [Ethics and Standards Commission of Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  12. ^ "Комиссия по защите прав адвокатов" [Commission for Defence of Rights of Advocates of Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  13. ^ "Издания ФПА РФ" [Media Outlets of Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  14. ^ "Комплексная информационная система адвокатуры России" [Integrated Information System of Advocate's Community of Russia] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.
  15. ^ "Награды ФПА РФ" [Awards by the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation] (in Russian). Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russian Federation.

External links edit

  • Official website (in Russian)
  • Official website (in English)