Նալբանդյան Անահիտ 020
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THE CONCEPT, ESSENCE AND ROLE OF THE JUDICIARY IN THE FORMATION OF JUDICIAL PRECEDENT AND JUDICIAL PRACTICE
Nalbandyan Anahit
Applicant of the Institute of Philosophy,
Sociology and Law at the National Academy
of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
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Summary. In this article, the author has analyzed in detail the substantive concept, essence, characteristic features of the judiciary, as well as its role and importance in the processes of formation and development of judicial precedent and judicial practice.
Such a status of the judiciary is due to the fact that it is considered as an independent and аutonomous branch of government and is endowed with appropriate functional powers:
Keywords: judicial power, rule-making function, state power, judicial precedent, judicial practice, judicial discretion.