military collegium
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The military collegium was a specialized judicial body within the Soviet legal system that handled military-related cases and often presided over high-profile political trials.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial body
ⓘ
military court ⓘ |
| appliedLaw |
Criminal Code of the RSFSR
ⓘ
Criminal Codes of the Union Republics ⓘ Soviet state security legislation ⓘ |
| characteristic |
closely linked to state security organs
ⓘ
limited procedural guarantees for defendants in political cases ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolvedWith | dissolution of the USSR ⓘ |
| function |
court of cassation for military tribunals
ⓘ
court of first instance for major state security cases ⓘ supervision of lower military courts ⓘ |
| handled |
cases of party officials accused of political crimes
ⓘ
cases of senior military commanders ⓘ high-profile political trials ⓘ show trials during the Great Purge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces of the USSR
counterrevolutionary activities ⓘ espionage cases ⓘ military personnel of the USSR ⓘ political crimes ⓘ sabotage cases ⓘ state security cases ⓘ treason cases ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | component of the unified Soviet court system ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Soviet legal system ⓘ |
| location | Moscow ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conducting closed trials
ⓘ
issuing death sentences in political cases ⓘ role in political repression ⓘ |
| oversaw | military tribunals of the USSR ⓘ |
| partOf |
Supreme Court of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of the USSR
|
| subordinateTo | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ |
| successor | Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Soviet period
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet era
Stalin era ⓘ |
| usedProceduralLaw | Soviet criminal procedure ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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