The Constitutional Essence of Judicial Cassation in Criminal Cases

The article proves that cassation in criminal cases, thanks to the judicial reform carried out in 2018 and amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation introduced in 2020, has become a cross-cutting legal institution, including, first of all, the norms of constitutional law, which ensures real constitutional guarantees to ensure the legality of sentences and other decisions in criminal cases based on the principles of fairness, legal certainty, independence of courts and independence of judges.