Annotation

The article provides a critical assessment of the existing rules for determination of civil cases subject to the jurisdiction of justices of the peace. The paper examines the concept and characteristics of the "property claim" category, proves that it is not always related to the recovery of property or funds, but may also involve a claim requiring the defendant to refrain from certain actions. The author argues that justices of the peace should not have jurisdiction over public-law disputes, which include disputes arising from notarial relations. At the same time, the amount claimed should not be the defining criterion of submission of civil cases to jurisdiction of justices of the peace. It is proposed to consider the private-law nature of a claim and the absence of a complicated set of facts in a case as the most important attribute.