THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE IN THE SYSTEM OF STATE AUTHORITIES OF RUSSIA IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
The relevance of the work lies in the fact that already in the first year of the Ministry of Justice’s activity, such important problems as compliance with the rule of law and a clear division of powers between individual government departments, the fair use of state funds, the fight against corruption were identified, which is important at the present time. The article examines the problems of the formation and development of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century, the issues of improving the activities of the structural units of the Ministry and its interaction with the Senate, the State Council, His Imperial Majesty’s Own Chancellery. Special attention is paid to the role of the Ministry of Justice in the implementation of the codification of Russian legislation, to which M. M. Speransky made a great contribution. A significant place is given to the assessment of the activities of G. R. Derzhavin, I. I. Dmitriev, D. P. Troshchinsky, D. I. Lobanov-Rostovsky, A. A. Dolgorukov, D. V. Dashkov, D. N. Bludov and V. N. Panin as Ministers of Justice. The methodological basis of the work consists of historical-legal and comparative-legal methods. In conclusion, it is concluded that the Ministry of Justice played an important role in the improvement of public authorities and the legal system of Russia in the first half of the 19th century. The obtained results and conclusions can be applied in research on the history of state and law.