Sorin, who is retired before the beginning of the show, worked for the Governemnt in the Moscow judicial system. Here are some facts about what was going on in the courtrooms at the time.
(For more refrences to how the government was structured at the time, check out my first post titled "The Power...")
Alexander II (or A2) implimented many judicial reforms. In major Russian cities and towns, they had Western European style courts and juries. This judicial system, while effective in urban areas, didn't have the finicial means to branch out into the smaller towns and villages.
A2's regime instructed judges to make decisions in the courtroom based on "merit" and NOT on "precedent".
Merit - the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit, unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.: The case will be decided on its merits alone.
Precedent - a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
A2's goal from this was to create a body of laws that were independant from his state authority.
- Peter
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