The Constitutional Right to Review of Court Judgments in Criminal Cases: The Content, New Realities

The article attempts a doctrinal interpretation of the provisions of Part 3 of Article 50 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation on the right of everyone to have a sentence revised by a higher court. The key properties of this subjective right, arising from the meaning of the Basic Law of the country, are given, and numerous legal positions of the Constitutional Court are analyzed, aimed at its consistent implementation in current legislation and law enforcement practice. The authors point to the obvious achievements of the domestic judicial system in ensuring the legality and fairness of acts of justice in criminal cases, and reflect on the current challenges of the current stage of development of constitutional and legal relations in the area under consideration.