Background

In the Soviet Union in the past, and in Russia and Ukraine at present, two separate court systems existed side by side: the courts of general jurisdiction ("general courts") and the arbitrazh courts . Both under the former Soviet system, as well as under the current system, general courts and arbitrazh courts have been qualified to hear different kinds of civil law disputes: general courts - general civil disputes, and arbitrazh courts - economic disputes between participants in business (entrepreneurial) activity. Therefore, general courts and arbitrazh courts have ...