Characteristics and Main Stages of the Formation of the Bar in the Russian Empire in the Period from 1864 to 1917; [Характеристика и основные этапы становления адвокатуры в Российской империи в период с 1864 по 1917 гг]

This article is devoted to the study of a number of issues related to the general characteristics of the functioning of the Institute of advocacy in the Russian Empire in the period from 1864 to 1917. In the course of this study, the authors studied the main regulations governing the activities of sworn attorneys. The main five stages of the formation of the bar were identified, with the identification of their periodization, starting from the stage of the formation of the institute of the bar and ending with its actual liquidation in connection with the fall of the empire. The authors of the article examined the general organization and forms of activity of the bar under the Judicial Statutes of 1864, namely judicial and activities under the Council of Sworn Attorneys. The key competencies of the Council of Sworn Attorneys were investigated, primarily as a disciplinary body for monitoring the activities of sworn attorneys. The evaluation of the activity of the Councils of Sworn Attorneys in the periodical press was also analyzed. The article examines the main requirements that were imposed on candidates for the position of sworn attorneys and the main characteristic features of the appearance of lawyers in pre-revolutionary Russia. In addition, the article also pays attention to the development of the institute of assistants to sworn attorneys, the authors also investigated the main projects of the Minister of Justice of the Russian Empire of the late XIX – early XX centuries, Prosecutor General N.V. Muravyov, aimed at reorganizing the activities of sworn attorneys. Copyright © 2023 by Cherkas Global University.