Factors influencing the effectiveness of proving criminal offences during trial
Keywords:
criminal justice, justice, protection of human rights, proving, effectiveness of proceedings. .
Abstract
Proving effectiveness is a guarantee of protection of human rights, which is especially important for countries with a transitional legal system. Proving is influenced by a number of factors, including those the negative consequences of which are threatening the achievement of the goals of justice. Possibilities of minimizing their impact determine the relevance of the issue under research. The aim of the study is to determine the factors affecting the proving effectiveness and the prospects for improving this process in the context of human rights protection. The study involved the following practical methods: doctrinal approach, comparative method, forecasting. The dependence between crimes and types of evidence of their commission was established. The types of digital evidence were summarized, among which the OSINT technique prevails. The factors are classified into general and special. It was demonstrated that objective organizational factors prevail among the factors of proving crimes related to armed conflicts. It is proposed to focus on the legal regulation of the latest technologies and improving the professional training of the subjects of proving. It is appropriate to develop international recommendations for the use of digital evidence, including artificial intelligence.
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McBride, J. (2009). Human rights and criminal procedure: The case law of the European court of human rights. Council of Europe Publishing. Retrieved from https://acortar.link/AyD7CX
McGrath, J., & Healy, D. (2021). Theorizing the drop in white-collar crime prosecutions: An ecological model. Punishment & Society, 23(2), 164-189. https://doi.org/10.1177/1462474520939060
Nasinnyk, M. (2022). Certain issues of proof and evidence in criminal proceedings on criminal misdemeanors. Legal Scientific Electronic Journal, 7, 334-336. https://doi.org/10.32782/2524-0374/2022-7/79
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Van Kempen, P.H.P.H.M.C. (Ed.). (2014). Criminal Law and Human Rights. Radboud University Nifmegen, The Netherlands. Retrieved from https://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/29798-1.pdf
Warner, K., Davis, J., Spiranovic, C., Cockburn, H., & Freiberg, A. (2017). Measuring jurors’ views on sentencing: Results from the second Australian jury sentencing study. Punishment & Society, 19(2), 180-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/1462474516660697
Zarubei, V., Komarynska, Y., Babenko, A., Sukhomlyn, Y., & Kononenko, N. (2021). Obtaining the testimony of a minor during the pre-trial investigation under the laws of Ukraine. Cuestiones Políticas, 39(70), 368-384. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.3970.23
Published
2023-08-30
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Horodetska, M., Zarubei, V., Dulskyi, O., Kamyshanskyi, O., & Morgun, I. (2023). Factors influencing the effectiveness of proving criminal offences during trial. Amazonia Investiga, 12(68), 199-209. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.68.08.19
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