Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation to Improve Simplified Proceedings.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Statute of the Eurasian Economic Community Court of July 5, 2010.

Vladimir Putin announced that he had signed a set of documents aimed at improving the judicial system and increasing the social status of judges, as well as amending the law On Assemblies, Rallies, Demonstrations, Processions and Picketing.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Constitutional Law On Amendments to Articles 13 and 14 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Judicial System of the Russian Federation and Articles 21 and 22 of the Federal Constitutional Law On Courts of General Jurisdiction of the Russian Federation as well as draft Federal Law On Amendments to Articles 61 and 11 of the Law of the Russian Federation On the Status of Judges in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Main Directions of Developing the System of Public Administration.

Dmitry Medvedev sent greetings to participants in the meeting to discuss the 2011 work results for courts of general jurisdiction.

Mr Lebedev briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the Supreme Court’s performance results for 2011. Improvements to the criminal procedure legislation were also discussed at the meeting. 

Dmitry Medvedev informed Valery Zorkin that he is submitting his name to the Council of Federation as candidate for the post of President of the Constitutional Court.

Improvement in mechanisms of selecting judges and holding them to disciplinary liability were the main issues discussed at the meeting.

Dmitry Medvedev presented state decorations to arbitration courts judges at a ceremony marking the 20^th anniversary of the arbitration court system’s establishment.

Dmitry Medvedev marked Constitution Day by meeting with the Constitutional Court judges.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Constitutional Law On Amendments to the Federal Constitutional Law On the Judicial System of the Russian Federation and the Federal Constitutional Law On Arbitration Courts in the Russian Federation in Connection with the Establishment in the Arbitration Court System of the Court for Intellectual Property Rights.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Constitutional Court judges on 20 years of work and thanked them for their conscientious efforts, dedication and professionalism.

Issues on the agenda included improving the work of the examination boards conducting qualification tests for candidates for judges’ positions, possibilities for reducing the workload of magistrates, and limits on arbitration courts’ subordination.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to improve the investment climate in Russia with representatives of the judicial community.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions that follow from the results of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 16–18, 2011.

The discussion centred on non-procedural petitions to the court on matters under its consideration, in particular regarding the possibility of publishing information on such petitions. Measures to protect minors from sexual abuse were considered separately.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Federal Law On Detention of Persons Suspected or Accused of Committing Criminal Offences.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting which focused on amendments to criminal legislation.