MOSCOW, September 20 (RAPSI, Lyudmila Klenko) – All-Russian Congress of Judges may consider the establishment of special juvenile courts, which are going to review cases involving minors in Russia, by the end of 2016, the chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev told journalists on Tuesday.

"The issue of juvenile justice may be discussed at the All-Russian Congress of Judges. There are proponents of specialization, and then there are opponents. There are certain opinions to the different aspects, which are offered to enter into the juvenile justice system. In general, I think that if not now, then in the near future such specialization is needed," - RIA Novosti reported, citing Lebedev.

He also noted that such specialization, although in a limited fashion, has always existed in the Soviet era, when criminal cases against minors were reviewed by special, well-experienced judges, who took into account the specifics of juvenile psychology.

Juvenile courts review criminal, civil and administrative cases, which involve minors as one of the sides.