OREANDA-NEWS. Transcript: Dmitry Medvedev: Colleagues, today we will examine the state programme Justice. The goal of this programme is clear: the development of the state and society in the modern world is inextricably linked to the legal culture and access to legal assistance. Naturally, it is also linked to fair trials and the unavoidability of punishment in those cases where it is necessary. In recent years, we have been improving the quality of the judicial system, we have been making it more open and improving the protection of the rights and interests of individuals and organisations. The state programme is designed to address a number of fundamental issues in the field of justice.

Firstly, I would like to discuss improvements in the legal services market and in the mechanism for monitoring the quality of legal assistance. These services have to be provided by specially trained and certified professionals. Equally important, they must follow a certain code of corporate ethics, as is customary all over the world, and have the required legal culture, which is why there are plans to establish an online register of lawyers and notaries. And, of course, we must improve the legal literacy of the population by relying on the potential of the state, the media and modern communications in general.

Secondly, I would like to say a few words about the modernisation of judicial expertise. It is clear that cutting-edge technology, as well as sophisticated commercial and organisational schemes, are currently used to commit offences.