Development And Problems of Applying a Class Action

Abstract

Article 46 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees everyone judicial protection of their rights and freedoms (The Constitution of the Russian Federation (adopted by popular vote on 12.12.1993). At the present stage of development of the Russian economy, due to the complexity of the developing social relations, new situations of violation of law are taking place. At the same time, the problem of liability for offenses committed by economic entities, in cases where illegal actions violate the interests of a wide range of individuals, remains poorly developed both in science and at the regulatory level.

For quite a long time, Russian legal theorists and practitioners have been discussing the idea of creating a class action institute in Russia. The main advantages of the class action were judicial economy, prevention of conflicting decisions, as well as the possibility of carrying out the most complete and high-quality consideration and resolution of the case. Its use not only protects the private interests of the group members themselves, but also, due to the massive nature of the consequences of violations committed by the defendant, leads to the fact that the case becomes public, public significance (Latysheva et al., 2018).