Respect of Human Rights and Freedoms During the Examination of a Person Within Criminal Proceedings: Issues of Theory and Practice

Keywords: Examination, Coercion, Attesting Witnesses, Prosecutor, Investigator, Victim

Abstract

Even though it becomes the responsibility of crime official to carry out the investigative phase so as to established commission, such procedure should be done by respecting the fundamental right of everyone. A person’s examination within criminal proceedings belongs to a range of investigative actions of restrictive nature. In this regard, the respect of human rights and freedoms becomes especially relevant during its conduction. According to experience in this field, law enforcement officers have questions on determining the subjects of this procedural action, the limits of applying coercion and the involvement of attesting witnesses. Systematic analysis of the Art. 241 of the Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine demonstrated that the provisions set out in this Article are not sufficiently clear. That gives origins to the violations of human rights and freedoms. The authors have made a categorical conclusion about the need to improve the current regulations of the procedure for conducting examination within criminal proceedings. According to the results of the research, the authors have introduced scientifically sound proposals to improve the Ukrainian legislation concerning the procedure for conducting the investigation process.

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Author Biographies

Yana Koniushenko, National Academy of Internal Affairs (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Doctor of Law. Associate Professor. Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Process of the National Academy of Internal Affairs (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Nataliia Opanasenko, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

Candidate of Science of Law. Senior Lecturer of the Department of National Security Law and Legal Work of the Military Law Institute of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

Anton Mariienko, Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs (Dnipro, Ukraine)

Candidate of Law Sciences. Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Law of the Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs (Dnipro, Ukraine).

Oleh Melnyk, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

Ph.D. in Law. Associate Professor. Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

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Published
2022-03-01
How to Cite
Koniushenko, Y., Opanasenko, N., Mariienko, A., & Melnyk, O. (2022). Respect of Human Rights and Freedoms During the Examination of a Person Within Criminal Proceedings: Issues of Theory and Practice. Ius Humani. Law Journal, 11(1), 61-74. https://doi.org/10.31207/ih.v11i1.296