The Military Chamber of the Supreme Court of Russia (Russian: Военная коллегия Верховного суда Российской Федерации) is a special military tribunal subordinated to the Supreme Court and is directed by a higher tribunal in relation to the garrison (naval) military courts.
cases on challenging non-normativePresident of Russia, normative acts of the Russian Federation, the Russian Ministry of Defense, other federal bodies of executive power, in which federal law provides for military service on the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of servicemen, citizens undergoing military training;
cases of crimes committed which accused the judge of the military court, if they declared a petition, as well as crimes of particular complexity of the case or of special public importance that the Military Chamber of the right to take to its production in the presence of the petition of the accused;
case on claims for compensation for the violation of the right to trial within a reasonable time, or right in the performance of a judicial act within a reasonable time in cases under the jurisdiction of the district (naval) military courts.
considers cases upon complaints and protests against decisions, verdicts, decisions and rulings of the district (naval) military courts, undertaken in the first instance and not yet effective.
hears cases on appeals against decisions, verdicts, decisions and rulings of the military courts, have entered into force.
hears cases on newly discovered evidence in respect of the decisions and judgments of the Military Chamber, which entered into force.
Cases of complaints and protests against decisions, verdicts, decisions and rulings of the Military Chamber accepted it in the first instance and have not entered into force, considers the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
Cases of protests against decisions, verdicts, decisions and rulings of the Military Chamber of the Supreme Court and the military courts, have entered into force, considering the Presidium of the Supreme Court.
Military Chamber is composed of the President, his deputy, chairmen of judicial structures, and the other judges of the Supreme Court. The Military Chamber of the judicial panels may be formed. President of the Military Chamber of the Supreme Court is the Deputy Chief Justice and shall be appointed by the Federation Council after the nomination by the President of the Russian Federation, based on the representation of the Chief Justice and the conclusion of the qualifying board of judges of the Supreme Court.
Military board publishes a newsletter for military courts, which publishes decisions of military courts in civil and criminal cases, judicial review, analysis, and statistics on the work of the military courts, as well as other materials.
