scholarly journals Free secondary legal aid as a method of implementing of constitutional humans rights within the criminal procedure

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-268
Author(s):  
Alina Harkusha ◽  
Olena Soldatenko
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Aid ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
International Courts ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
Representation Of Interests

The article investigates the functionality of the Institute of Secondary Legal Aid in the aspect of exercising a person's constitutional right to defense, comprehensively examines the status of a defender in the process of providing secondary legal aid. In addition, attention was paid to the legal basis and standardization of professional legal assistance. The authors of the article outline the key theoretical and practical problematic aspects of the provision of free secondary legal aid by authorized entities in criminal proceedings in Ukraine. Defender's status in the process of providing secondary secondary legal aid has been established. The article investigates that the bar is the main institution that provides protection, representation of interests of persons entitled to legal aid. In addition, it is considered to be the subject of quality assistance, because it is the lawyers who are directly involved in setting up a free secondary legal aid system. In the course of this study it is found that the term “legal aid” in the context of the Law of Ukraine “On Free Legal Aid” combines the person’s right “to have a defense counsel appointed when the interests of justice (the nature of the case, the consequences for the accused and his ability to defend on their own) require it or when the person does not have sufficient funds to pay for this defender”. The quality of free legal aid depends on many factors. First of all, from how responsibly and me-ticulously the lawyer will perform his work. In particular, the lawyers discussed the thesis of incentives to provide quality assistance, as the large number of cases in the lawyer, hinders concentration, and as a result, reduces the level of positive decisions. In addition, free legal aid does not provide support to citizens in applying to international courts, such as the European Court of Human Rights. Assistance at the international level can be provided by the system of public receptions of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union.

scholarly journals Standards for ensuring the legality of implementing unspount activities in criminal process through the prism of legal positions of the European court of human rights

2021 ◽  
pp. 111-123
Author(s):  
A. Tumanyants ◽  
I. Krytska
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
Order Conditions ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Criminal Process ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Judicial Control ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Covert Activity

The analysis of the legal positions of the ECHR in the aspect of the subject of the article under consideration made it possible to conditionally single out the following standards for ensuring the legality of the implementation of covert activity in criminal proceedings:- predictability. Its essence lies in the fact that the grounds, procedural order, conditions, timing, the circle of persons and crimes in relation to which it is allowed to carry out covert activities should be as detailed, clear and accurate as possible in the criminal procedural legislation. Moreover, any person had the opportunity to familiarize himself with the relevant regulatory prescriptions and foresee the actions that can be carried out in relation to him;- warranty against abuse. The content of this standard can be disclosed by more detailed highlighting of clarifying provisions ("substandards"). These include: control of interference in human rights and freedoms; the certainty of the circle of persons in relation to whom it is possible to carry out secret activities; limited corpus delicti, for the purpose of investigation or prevention of which covert activity is allowed;; the existence in national legislation of procedures that facilitate the law of the implementation of covert activity in criminal proceedings; the temporary nature of the implementation of secret activities in the criminal process;- verifiability. The essence of this standard can be disclosed through the establishment of judicial control over the decision of the issue regarding the possible destruction of information obtained in the course of conducting covert activities, which is not relevant to criminal proceedings, as well as the requirement for the mandatory opening of decisions that were the basis for conducting covert investigative actions;- exclusivity. The main content of this standard is that covert activity in criminal proceedings can be carried out only in cases where the disclosure or prevention of a crime in another way is impossible or is too complicated;- proportionality of the intervention and its expediency. The essence of this standard is that the implementation of certain covert coercive actions that are associated with the restriction of human rights and freedoms must be proportionate to the goals for which such actions are directed. Moreover, these goals and the applied coercion must be necessary in a democratic society;- inadmissibility of tacit interference in the communication of some subjects. First of all, this requirement concerns the need to legislatively guarantee non-interference in communication between a lawyer and his client, a priest and an accused, etc., which means a ban on targeted control over the communication of certain subjects, as well as the obligation to destroy information obtained in the course of an accidental, situational interfering with their communication.

scholarly journals Victims‘ rights: The European court of human rights' practice and legislation in Serbia

Temida ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 145-166
Author(s):  
Milica Kovacevic
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Case Law ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Human Rights Practice ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Status ◽  
Specific Standard ◽  
The Right

The paper deals with rights and position of victims in international documents, with special reference to the standards created by the European Court of Human Rights through its practice. This paper aims to provide brief analysis of some of the most important international documents, which set forth basic rights for victims, including: right to participate in the criminal proceedings, right to protection and the right to compensation. The paper intends to analyze these key right (standards, principles) through relevant case law of the European Court of Human Rights, given that the wording of the relevant documents does not determine what entails the realization of a specific standard in real life. The main purpose of the article is to examine the compliance of regulations and practices in Serbia with international standards on the status and the rights of victims, from which some recommendations for improvement might arise.

scholarly journals Reasonable Time in Criminal Proceedings of Ukraine in the Context of the European Court of Human Rights Case Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 701-715
Author(s):  
Bohdan Derdiuk ◽  
Serhii Kovalchuk ◽  
Snizhana Koropetska ◽  
Vasyl Savchenko ◽  
Oleksandra Smushak
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
European Court ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of

The purpose of the paper is an analysis of the notion of reasonable time, period which is taken into account in their calculation and criteria for determining a reasonable time for criminal proceedings in Ukrainian criminal procedural legislation in the context of the European Court of Human Rights case law. The subject of the study is an analysis of Ukrainian criminal procedural legislation from the point of view of its conformity to the ECHR’s case law in the designation of a reasonable time, period which is taken into account in calculation of a reasonable time and criteria for its determining for criminal proceedings. The research methodology includes comparative legal, systematic, functional, formal legal and others methods. The results of the study. The period which is taken into account in calculation of a reasonable time and the criteria for its determining is studied comprehensively as a basis for definition of the notion of reasonable time. Practical implication. The range of suggestions for improvements of Ukrainian criminal procedural legislation relating content of reasonable time and mechanism used to their calculate is defined. Value / originality. Based on the results of an analysis the authors’ concept of reasonable time is proposed.

scholarly journals DISTURBED PRECEDENTING OF THE LAW IN PRACTICE OF THE COURT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Blagojević
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Crimes Against Humanity ◽  
Criminal Sentencing ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Republic

The subject of this paper is one model developed in practice of theCourt of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it is related to unconstitutional retroactiveimplementation of incrimination crimes against humanity. Foundationsof this problem are laid in the decisions of Hague Tribunal, andthen in the decisions of the European Court for Human Rights. These decisionsare afterwards accepted without any critique in practice of the Courtof Bosnia and Herzegovina in criminal proceedings led regarding this incrimination.This is the model of disturbed precedenting of the law. In thepaper this problem has been clarified by the author on one case from theCourt practice, which unfortunately is not the only example in reality. Theessence of this problem is in the Court sentencing verdicts reached againstindividuals. Namely, assertions that widespread and systematic attackagainst civilian population is carried out by the Army and Police of the Republicof Srpska are expounded in these verdicts, but not confirmed by validproofs and arguments. This is the way for criminal sentencing of not onlyindividuals (natural persons) but the Republic of Srpska as well, withoutenabling it to defend itself from such unfounded accusations. When theCourt of Bosnia and Herzegovina is trying to find arguments for such verdictsin the decisions of the Hague Tribunal and in the decisions of theEuropean Court of Human Rights, it is defective since decisions of these internationalinstitutions are defective as well. All this in final can cause seriousconsequences against the Republic of Srpska, which (these consequences)can be not only of criminal nature but of constitutional nature aswell.

scholarly journals Evidentiary problems in the investigation of corruption crimes in Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (32) ◽  
pp. 117-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhailo Shcherbakovskyi ◽  
Ruslan Stepaniuk ◽  
Vasyl Kikinchuk ◽  
Oleksiy Oderiy ◽  
Liudmyla Svyrydova
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Strict Adherence ◽  
Procedural Law ◽  
European Court ◽  
Timely Access

The fight against corruption in Ukraine is one of the main tasks of law enforcement agencies. However, the process of proving corruption crimes in criminal cases is accompanied by problems that negatively affect the quality of the pre-trial investigation. The purpose of the article is to identify and study typical investigative errors and develop recommendations on the proper use of means and methods of proof in criminal cases of corruption crimes, taking into account the norms of national legislation and international criteria for ensuring human rights in criminal proceedings. To achieve this goal, a comparative and systemic structural analysis of international and domestic regulatory legal acts and court decisions, a selective study of materials from criminal cases on corruption crimes were made. It has been established that the process of proving in cases of corruption crimes in Ukraine will fully comply with international standards for ensuring human rights, provided that operational officers, investigators, and prosecutors comply with the admissibility criterion of evidence, especially when using secret measures. Investigative errors that take place at the stage of pre-trial investigation in this category of criminal cases lead to the restriction of human rights and freedoms and consist in significant violations of the criminal procedural law when collecting, checking, and evaluating evidence, as well as when opening the collected materials to the defense. Preventing such violations requires strict adherence to the general requirements for conducting undercover activities, formulated in the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and domestic courts. The proof must take into account the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine of the inadmissibility of evidence derived from materials collected in violation of the law. The defense side should be provided with timely access to the materials of covert events, including the documents that served as the basis for their implementation. It is important not to allow actions that are regarded as a provocation (incitement) of the suspect to commit a corruption offense.

scholarly journals The role of free legal aid in the mechanism of access to justice

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Yurii Sverba
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The State ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Legal Aid ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
European Court ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Right

The article is dedicated to the analysis of Ukraine’s international obligations in the sphere of access to justice and, in particular,to legal aid.The case law of the European Court of Human Rights in the civil and criminal aspects relating to the criteria for the effectivenessof legal aid is reviewed, as well as the cases where such assistance should be provided free of charge by the state. Article 6 § 1 doesnot imply that the State must provide free legal aid for every dispute relating to a «civil right». There is a clear distinction betweenArticle 6 § 3 (c) – which guarantees the right to free legal aid in criminal proceedings subject to certain conditions – and Article 6 § 1,which makes no reference to legal aid. However, the Convention is intended to safeguard rights which are practical and effective, inparticular the right of access to a court.The national legislation governing the procedure for providing free legal aid is analyzed. The categories of persons eligible tofree secondary legal aid and the categories of cases in which such aid is provided are considered. As of today, there are 17 categoriesof persons eligible to free secondary legal aid. The Law lacks a single criterion for determining a person’s social vulnerability andprovides for a wide range of life circumstances that create the prerequisites for a person to obtain free secondary legal aid under thefollowing criteria: property, age, social status and case category.The institutional and regulatory development of the national legal aid system is described. Key directions for the development ofthe national legal aid system are outlined: improving the quality of the provision of free secondary legal aid and protecting the systemfrom political influence.The role and place of non-governmental organizations providing free legal aid in creating real access to justice was alsoexamined. As an example, the The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union promotes the development of humane society based onrespect to human life, dignity and harmonious relations between a person, state and nature through creation of a platform forcooperation between the members of the Union and other members of the human rights movement.It is stated that the interaction of the state legal aid system and non-governmental human rights organizations creates real accessto justice, and specifically to the European Court of Human Rights.

scholarly journals Problematic issues of replacement or waiver of the right to accept a defense lawyer's services who provides free secondary legal aid in criminal proceedings

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Alina BUNINA
Keyword(s):  
Legal Aid ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Defense Lawyer ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Law ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
State Defense

The paper raises the issue of waiver (replacement) of a state defense lawyer by a suspect (accused) who provides free legal aid in criminal proceedings. The author analyzes the provisions of the current legislation in Ukraine, which regulates the provision (replacement) of a lawyer, compares and analyzes the practice of courts in the application of the law, focuses on the issue of determining the criteria for the quality of services provided by a lawyer, studies the view on this problem through the decisions of the ECHR (European Court of Human Rights), and also suggests ways to solve this problem by amending the current legislation and presents a fundamentally new approach to the procedure of waiver (replacement) of a lawyer in criminal proceedings. In the paper, the author notes the problem in the legislative definition of the possibility of waiver (replacement) of the lawyer and, as a result, the uneven application of the law occurs in practice by the courts; it is proposed to amend the specific procedural rules that regulate these relations, namely, to detach the issue of waiver (replacement) of the lawyer into a separate process, the author justifies the need for such detachment and decision-making by the investigating judge. The author notes that the issue of refusal (replacement) of a lawyer during a pre-trial investigation with a legally defined adversarial proceeding is decided by the prosecution-the investigator (prosecutor), which is in itself wrong and can affect the choice of a lawyer, his tactics and methods of defense. The proposed changes, in the author's opinion, solve the problem of inconsistency in the application of the law in terms of waiver (replacement) of a defense lawyer by a suspect (accused), determine the unity of approach in solving these issues, preserving the defendant's right to choose freely a lawyer and protecting him from disclosing the chosen line of defense to the prosecution.

scholarly journals Jurisprudence of the European court of human rights in the choice of precautionary measures in criminal proceedings: legal realities and perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (Especial II) ◽  
pp. 443-458
Author(s):  
Svitlana Romantsova ◽  
Igor Zinkovskyy ◽  
Ruslan Komisarchuk ◽  
Olha Balatska ◽  
Lesia Strelbitska
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
The Right ◽  
Method Analysis ◽  
Selection Of

The article deals with the problems of application of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the selection of precautionary measures in criminal cases in accordance with Ukrainian law. Since the procedural legislation of Ukraine is currently not perfect in the framework of the establishment and regulation of the application of precautionary measures, the decisions of the ECHR serve as an indispensable regulator of this issue. The objective of the work is to study the peculiarities of the application of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in the selection of precautionary measures in criminal proceedings. The subject of the investigation is the jurisprudence of the ECHR in the context of the choice of precautionary measures in the criminal process. The research methodology included and combined the dialectical method, logical and legal method, analysis, synthesis. By way of conclusion, the study shows that the practice of the ECHR is mandatory to take into account not only the courts but also the investigators and prosecutors, who legally have the right to request the court to apply such precautionary measures.

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