The problems of cooperation between the judiciary and the prosecution in the late 19th and early 20th century: the context of the independence of judges

In the article the author demonstrates, that the power of the entire post-reform period sought to limit independence of judges, despite the proclamation of the principle of independence of judges in the Judicial Statutes. The institute of judicial appointments was actively used for this purpose. The Prosecutor's Office had an opportunity to influence the decision of the specified questions that created actual dependence of judges on it. In practice, many times there were cases of disrespectful attitude of the prosecution to the court that the Ministry of Justice did not respond properly. This prevented the implementation of the principle of independence of the members of the Trial Chambers, adversely affecting the authority of the courts.