T.Y. Ampleeva On the issue of place and role of the community court within the system of the ancient Russian justice.

Abstract: As the author points out, the community court within the system of the ancient Russian justice graduall became an element of Prince’s judicial bodies. However, the community kept helping the claimant in searching for the criminal, and provided its representatives to the “common trial”, where they had considerable influence. The community also played an active role in reconsiliatory measures aimed to achieve dispute resolution without the judicial procedures.