Proper motivation of the court's decision in the court case as a guarantee of his justice
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35774/app2023.02.206Keywords:
court, judicial power, administration of justice, motivation, court decision, court caseAbstract
The article is devoted to the study of the category of motivation of a court decision as a document that finally resolves a legal dispute. The need to research this topic is due to the mandatory law-enforcement practice of the Ukrainian Supreme Court and distrust of the judiciary, which puts additional demands on the motivational part of the relevant court decisions. The purpose of the article is to clarify the legal aspects of the motivation of court decisions. Various approaches of scientists regarding the definition of the concept and essence of the motivation of a court decision have been analyzed. Philosophical and legal approaches to the category of motivation and motivation as a certain thought process were studied. It was determined that the reasoning of a court decision should be understood as the thought process of the court when it adopts a court decision, the result of which is the reflection of the motives of the decision made by it in the corresponding court decision.
Attention is drawn to the special character of the judiciary as a civilized way of resolving legal disputes. Attention is focused on the fact that the purpose of the administration of justice is the resolution of the legal dispute and the further termination of the legal conflict. It has been proven that the clarity and clarity of the motives of the decision adopted by the court is a guarantee of its justice. The normative requirements of the procedural legislation of Ukraine for the motivation of court decisions of all instances are considered. The practice of the European Court of Human Rights in terms of requirements for the motivation of court decisions has been analyzed. It is said that it is necessary to establish increased requirements for the motivation of the courts of higher instances of their decisions. It was determined that the failure of the court to properly justify its decision regarding the legal dispute will call into question its rights and sanity both for the losing party and for other participants in the disputed legal relationship.
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