Inner Conviction of a Judge in the Arbitration Procedure

The article provides a rationale for the advisability of “linking” the criteria for evaluating evidence to internal conviction. The importance of detailed reflection in judicial acts of the progress of the assessment of evidence for its compliance with those provided for in Part 2 of Art. 71 of the Arbitration Procedural Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation) criteria and disclosure of the presence or absence of a relationship between them. The criteria for objectivity and spontaneity of inner conviction are discussed. As a result, a definition of internal conviction is given, and a clarification of Part 1 of Art. 71 of the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation to improve the quality of evidence assessment.