JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE OF THE 1ST THIRD OF THE XIX CENTURY IN THE PROJECT OF M.A. BALUGYANSKY

this article analyzes the main provisions of the project of the prominent Russian thinker M.A. Balugyansky, concerning the reform of the judicial system of the Russian Empire of the first third of the 19th century. Particular attention is paid to the levels of the judicial system. A conclusion is made about the construction by Balugyansky of a progressive model of domestic legal proceedings, which turned out to be misunderstood by his contemporaries.