Mukhametshin F.B.
PEACE JUSTICE IN RUSSIA: THE PAST AND THE PRESENT ^{[№ 4 ' 2002]}
Legal reform carried out in Russia restored the Justice of the Peace Institute. Such form of legal procedure on less grave criminal cases and on some civil cases indicates the developing tendency which should lead to the principles of civil society in Russia. Under present conditions peace justice is sure to provide judicial defense of man's rights and liberties. That's why it is necessary to trace the main moments of the JP Institute forming and developing in reforming Russia.