PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCTING ECONOMIC COURT CASES: JUSTICE IS ADMINISTERED SOLELY BY THE COURT

Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the judicial and legal reform process being implemented in Uzbekistan. In particular, the adopted regulatory legal acts on the formation of an independent judiciary, ensuring justice, increasing the validity and fairness of court decisions, and measures within the framework of the Concept for the Further Development of the Judicial System, approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2023, will be analyzed. The main directions, such as the transformation of courts into a more open and transparent system for citizens and entrepreneurs, optimization of the activities of economic courts aimed at improving the investment climate, and the introduction of modern digital technologies and the institution of mediation, will be considered. The article also highlights Uzbekistan’s achievements and future priorities in improving the level of accountability and transparency in the activities of courts, legal mechanisms for publishing court decisions, as well as in international assessment systems, including based on World Justice Project indicators. The study shows how important Uzbekistan’s reforms on the path to building a legal state are not only for domestic development, but also for creating a competitive and stable system in the international arena. At the same time, the article analyzes the practical results of reforms in the judicial and legal sphere and emerging problems, provides recommendations for overcoming difficulties in ensuring judicial independence.