Доклад на английском языке "Trial"

Consideration of a case is consecutive procedural actions provided for by the civil procedure code of the Russian Federation:

1. presentation of the report by the presiding judge or one of the judges. The presiding judge then finds out whether the plaintiff supports his claims, whether the defendant recognizes the plaintiff's claims, and whether the parties do not want to end the case by concluding a settlement agreement or conducting other conciliation procedures. (article 172).
2. If the plaintiff refuses the claim and the court accepts it or approves the settlement agreement of the parties, the court issues a ruling that simultaneously terminates the proceedings in the case. Court clarifies plaintiff, defendant or the parties the consequences of non-action, lawsuit or amicable agreement of the parties. Plaintiff's waiver of claim, recognition of claim by the defendant and the terms of the settlement agreement of the parties recorded in the minutes of the court session and signed by the plaintiff, defendant or both parties. (article 173)
3. After the report of the case, the court hears the explanations of the plaintiff and the third party participating on his side, the defendant and the third party participating on his side, and then other persons participating in the case. The Prosecutor, representatives of state bodies, local self-government bodies, organizations, and citizens who have applied to the court for protection of the rights and legitimate interests of other persons are the first to give explanations. Persons participating in the case have the right to ask each other questions.

The trial is held before a judge and a jury of 12 people selected from a pool of potential jurors. The purpose of the trial is for the prosecution and defence to present all relevant and admissible evidence to the jury, who will decide whether or not the accused person is guilty. Sometimes more than one accused are on trial together.

The offences are set out in a document called an indictment and the accused will be asked whether they plead guilty or not guilty to the offence.

Before the trial there may be discussions between the barristers and the judge about legal issues which may affect the way the trial is run. These discussions may go on for some time.

The proceedings begin with preliminary remarks from the judge telling the jury what the trial is about.