Reform and results of the judicial system of the Turkestan Governor-General

Abstract

The article discusses the judicial system of the Turkestan region during the period of colonial rule, the causes and consequences of its reform. The transformation of the judiciary by the Russian Empire into the Turkestan Governor-General led to a change in the subjects of the judiciary and legal proceedings. During the entire period under review, the Russian authorities could not decide which version of the people's court (judicial for the nomadic population or judicial for the settled population) was closest to the general imperial judicial system. The interaction of the indigenous peoples of Central Asia with the people's courts is considered, and the tsarist government adhered to the principles of people's legal proceedings, while limiting them to the introduction of Russian judicial charters.