scholarly journals If crime novels were actual criminal cases

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Ina Lozanova

The current article aims to present a hypothetical review of some legal omissions in selected, reader-favorite crime novels. The material is based on legal principles which are common to states governed by the rule of law, and it would be useful to students of law and other academic courses. The presented cases in works of fiction have been analyzed from the standpoint of the acting Bulgarian penal law and Criminal Procedure Code.

Author(s):  
M.N. Tarsheva

Legal procedures in a state governed by the rule of law are a kind of guarantor of legality and protection of citizens' rights, and therefore issues related to the development and improvement of the procedural mechanism are among the top priorities. The procedural mechanism is the most important structural element of the legal regulation system, which includes entire procedural branches. The article substantiates the need to develop and legislate procedures within which actions can be carried out to reconcile and make amends for harm, compensation for damage or otherwise make amends for harm (since gaps and shortcomings in the legislation associated with the lack of procedural mechanisms do not allow to fully realize the human rights potential of Articles 25, 25.1, 28 Part 1, 28.1 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation), as well as the need to classify these procedures (which has not been previously carried out). The author proposes to divide such procedures into conciliatory and restorative ones. The author's definitions of conciliation and restorative procedures in pre-trial proceedings are given.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 141-121
Author(s):  
Ibnu Artadi

In line with the identity of "rechstaat" and "the rule of law", the law must recognize and guarantee human rights in order to establish a just order, because justice goes hand in hand with the structure of human rights. The realization of the Criminal Procedure Code which functions to protect human rights comprehensively, in line with the demands of the Convention Against Torture, is a basic requirement towards the era of rule of law. So, the purpose of this article is to analyze the quality of the implementation of law enforcement that is not in accordance with the principles of law regarding the behavior of good law enforcement officials. The method used is qualitative with a sociolegal approach. The conclusion of this article is that one of the authority of legislation is its success in adapting to international conventions recognized by the affected people. The Criminal Procedure Code as an integral part of the national law of the Indonesian state law must be in line with Law No. 5 of 1998 concerning the Ratification of the Convention Against Torture. For this reason, looking at the weaknesses of the Criminal Procedure Code, both substantively and in practice, renovating the Criminal Procedure Code is urgent. The lack of perfection of the legal substance of the Criminal Procedure Code in providing human rights protection in a country that acts as a state of law is disastrous. In accordance with the rule of law, the law must recognize and guarantee human rights in order to establish a just order, because justice goes hand in hand with the structure of human rights.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-108
Author(s):  
Ewang Sone Andrew

The incorporation of habeas corpus and bail in the Cameroonian Criminal Procedure Code has not only entrenched them in law, but has also widened and deepened their scope, with a view to obtaining, as far as possible, the respect for human rights and the rule of law in order to ensure a more functional criminal justice system in Cameroon. The incorporation of habeas corpus and bail in the Cameroon criminal trial process will restrain the arbitrary and illegal use of the powers of the judicial police officers and ensure respect of human rights. Although there are some challenges in the application of habeas corpus and bail such as misuse of the remedies by some overzealous authorities, defiance of court orders in the enforcement of the writ of habeas corpus by administrative authorities, and erosion of confidence in the Judiciary, there is optimism in the conscious efforts being made to ensure that habeas corpus and bail are properly applied so that the Cameroonian Criminal Procedure Code attains its full potential.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-426
Author(s):  
Yahyanto Yahyanto

The fundamental principle of human rights is that all people are born free and have equality in human rights. Equality requires equal treatment; it means that anyone should be treated equally in any condition before the law. The idea of Human Rights in the Draft of the Law on Criminal Procedure Code, which will be upheld, will become a new legalized law in the future, not apart from lifting and placing a suspect, defendant, and convicted dignified position as a creature of God. Moreover, in the end, declarative human rights principles will not mean much if the stage of the rule of law does not follow them.Fundamental dari hak asasi manusia adalah ide yang meletakkan semua orang terlahir bebas dan memiliki kesetaraan dalam hak asasi manusia. Kesetaraan mensyaratkan adanya perlakuan yang setara, dimana pada situasi sama harus diperlakukan dengan sama, dimana pada situasi yang berbeda diperlakukan dengan berbeda pula.  Pemikiran HAM dalam RUU KUHAP  yang akan diundangkan menjadi UU kedepan, tidak terlepas  mengangkat dan menempatkan seorang tersangka, terdakwa dan terpidana dalam kedudukan yang bermartabat sebagai makhluk ciptaan Tuhan. Dan pada akhirnya, prinsip-prinsip HAM yang bersifat deklaratif tidak akan banyak berarti apabila tidak diikuti dengan tahap supremasi hukum. 


to-ra ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Thomas Abbon

Abstract   The issue of upholding the rule of law is a chore that must be resolved by the current government. The state and nation have been disadvantaged from all aspects, because in the end the harassment of the law has given rise  to corruption, collusion and nepotism. One of the things that stands out about law enforcement is the issue of detention and suspension of detention and sentencing that has to do with detention. The problem of detention and the detention in practice so far has been widely distorted by unscrupulous law enforcers and this institution has become an "open business arena". Detention and suspension of detention is actually a legal effort, which aims to realize the enforcement of the law itself, because detention is only allowed as long as there is suf cient preliminary evidence, and detention is solely in order to facilitate investigation / examination and besides that detention is also intended as protecting the suspect / defendant from violence / other people (eigenrichting).   The suspension of detention should be able to be given to every suspect / defendant who provides guarantees according to the law, unless otherwise speci ed in certain cases. In addition there is another side of the Criminal Procedure Code which determines that detention is part of punishment, so it has become a habit in practice that if a suspect / defendant who was originally detained "must be sentenced" .From the facts that are decomposed in the past this has brought a a very dif cult situation to nd out who really deserves detention or suspended detention and it turns out everyone is nally able to pay "anything" to release himself from the snare of detention even though it should not be his right.   Keywords: rule of law; corruption, collusion, and nepotism; legal effort.  


Author(s):  
Kent Roach

This chapter examines the distinct operational and ethical challenges that prosecutors face in national security and especially terrorism cases. The second part of this chapter focuses on the operational challenges that prosecutors face. These include demands for specialization that may be difficult to fulfill given the relative rarity of national security prosecutions; the availability of special investigative powers not normally available in other criminal cases; exceptionally broad and complex offenses; and the demands of federalism and international cooperation. The third part examines ethical and normative challenges that run throughout the many operational aspects of the prosecutorial role in national security cases. These include the challenges of ensuring that often exceptional national security laws are enforced in a manner consistent with the rule of law and human rights. There are also challenges of maintaining an appropriate balance between legitimate claims of secrecy and legitimate demands for disclosure and between maintaining prosecutorial independence and discretion while recognizing the whole of government and whole of society effects of the many difficult decisions that prosecutors must make in national security cases.


De Jure ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Salkova ◽  
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Yanko Roychev ◽  

The maximum duration of the detention in custody and house arrest measures in criminal cases is researched. A number of issues have been considered regarding the calculation of the term and its initial and final moments, including the hypotheses related to the returning of the case to the prosecutor by the court, the taking of the measures against an accused party detained on different grounds, as well as in view of a modification of the legal qualification of the indictment, establishing a different maximum duration under Art. 63, para. 4 of the Criminal Procedure Code. An emphasis has been placed on the disputable aspect of the duration of the period in regard to underage accused parties. A necessity to introduce a maximum period of detention in custody and house arrest,including also the court phase of the trial, has been acknowledged.


Author(s):  
Кирилл Иванович ЛАРИН

В статье рассматриваются проблемные вопросы, связанные с использованием в качестве доказательств результатов оперативного эксперимента. Предлагается отказаться от проведения оперативного эксперимента по инициативе оперативных подразделений и допустить его проведение исключительно в рамках рассмотрения сообщения о преступлении, на основании поручения следователя Следственного комитета в порядке статьи 144 УПК РФ. The article deals with problematic issues associated with the use of the results of an operational experiment as evidence. It is proposed to refuse to conduct an operational experiment on the initiative of operational units and allow it to be conducted exclusively within the framework of considering a report on a crime, on the basis of an order from an investigator of the Investigative Committee in accordance with Article 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Ortmann

ZusammenfassungDer vorliegende Text leg die rechtspolitische Kompromissfindung im Rahmen der Kodifikation der Reichsstrafprozessordnung von 1879 dar. Die Reichsstrafprozessordnung bildete den Abschluss eines Reformjahrhunderts und den Beginn des modernen Strafprozesses in Deutschland. Traditionellglt sie als Kongromiss zwischen dem „Inquisitions-“ und dem ,Anklageprinzip “. Der Text argumentiert jedoch, dass sich hier gesellschaftspolitisch ein Konflikt um die Ralle der Bürgerrechte bzw. die Machtverteilung im Staat manifestierte, der sich im Zielkonflikt fischen der materiellen Wahrheitssuche und der Wahrung der Tom ausdrückte. Am Beispiel der Voruntersuchung wird dabei aufgezeigt, dass die Kodifikation diesen Zielkonflikt faktisch nicht entschied, sondern durch eine zeitgleich sich entwickelnde neue methodische Freiheit bei der Gesetzesauslegung in die Macht der Juristen verlagerte: Selbst wenn eine Rechtspraxis dezidiert gegen den Willen des Gesetzgebers war, konnte sie nun gesetzeskonform sein. Den rechtspolitischen Differenzen aus der Kodifikationsphase kam daher auch nach 1879 eine immense Bedeutung zu. Die Auslegung der Norm war faktisch durch rechtspolitische Zielkonflikte bestimmt. Damit sank jedoch der Einfluss, den die Norm selbst auf die Veränderungen im Gerichtssaal hatte.


Author(s):  
Komang Ekayana

Corrupted state assets certainly hurt the country narrowly, but also broadly where it harms the country and its people. However, the formal approach through the current criminal procedure law has not been able to recover the losses suffered by the state. In fact, state losses resulting from corruption are state assets that must be saved. Then there needs to be a new breakthrough to recover state losses through the asset recovery model. When looking at the country from the perspective of the victims, the state must obtain protection, in this case recovery from the losses suffered due to corruption. This paper examines the model of returning assets resulting from corruption in the law enforcement process that focuses on the rule of law in the 2003 UNCAC Convention and the mechanism of returning state assets in terms of Law No. 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes. 


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