Ensuring the right to ‘effective’ assistance of counsel in criminal proceedings

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Jeongyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
The Right

Konstytucyjne zasady postępowania karnego na tle orzecznictwa Polskiego Trybunału Konstytucyjnego

2017 ◽  
pp. 67-86
Author(s):  
Arkadiusz Krajewski
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Social Factor ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Constitutional Tribunal ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Humanitarian Principle ◽  
The Right ◽  
Social Importance

The Constitutional Tribunal is defined as the Polish constitutional court and at the same time the judicial authority. It was created at the turn of 1982. Not long after that it began its jurisprudence; more precisely it was in 1986. Describing its basic tasks, it is pointed out that judicial review of so-called constitutional law deserves a closer look. This is particularly true about controlling the compliance of lower legal norms with higher legal norms. Here attention is drawn towards the connection of the Constitution with some international agreements, ie. the court of law. The purpose of the paper below was to analyze the constitutional principles of criminal proceedings in the context of the case law of the Polish Constitutional Court. At the beginning the concept, the division and the role of the constitutional rules of criminal procedure were presented. In this section, it was emphasized that all the rules of the criminal process are considered superior norms of a very significant social importance. Then the principle of objectivity, which is reflected in the Constitution of the Republic, was described. A following aspect was the discussion of the principle of the presumption of innocence and the principle of in dubio pro reo. It has been emphasized that the essence of the principle is that the person who was brought before the court is treated as innocent until a lawful judgment is pronounced against the defendant. The author also pointed out the principle of the right to defense. According to this rule, the defendant has the right to defend themselves in the process and to use the help of a defender. Another described principle is so-called rule of publicity. It concerns the fact that information about criminal proceedings should be accessible to the public. Then it was pointed to the principle of the right to the trial and the independence of the judiciary. The first one is reflected in national law and acts of international rank. The second shows that the independence of the judiciary is determined by the proper exercise of the profession of judge and becomes a guarantee of freedom and civil rights. The humanitarian principle and the principle of participation of the social factor in the penal process are shown in the final section. At the end of the paper a summary and conclusions were presented.

PROBLEM ASPECTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL NORMS OF PROTECTION OF THE VICTIMS FROM CRIME

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-76
Author(s):  
Яна Валерьевна Самиулина
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Effective Mechanism ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Selection Of

В настоящей статье предпринята попытка исследовать отдельные проблемные аспекты института потерпевшего в российском уголовном процессе. В этих целях подвергнуты анализу правовые нормы, регламентирующие его процессуальный статус. Раскрываются отдельные пробелы уголовно-процессуального законодательства в сфере защиты законных прав и интересов потерпевшего. Автор акцентирует внимание на том, что совершенствование уголовно-процессуального законодательства в части расширения правомочий потерпевшего по отстаиванию своих нарушенных преступлением прав следует продолжить. На основании проведенного исследования действующего законодательства в части регламентации прав потерпевшего от преступления предлагается расширить перечень получаемых им копий постановлений, указанных в п. 13 ч. 2 ст. 42 УПК РФ. Автор предлагает включить в перечень указанной законодательной нормы право получения потерпевшим копии постановления об избрании конкретного вида меры пресечения, избранного в отношении подозреваемого (обвиняемого). Для создания действенного механизма защиты интересов потерпевших от преступления юридических лиц предлагаем ч. 9 ст. 42 УПК РФ изложить в следующей редакции: «в случае признания потерпевшим юридического лица его процессуальное право в уголовном процессе осуществляет представляющий его профессиональный адвокат». This article attempts to investigate certain problematic aspects of the institution of the victim in the Russian criminal process. For this purpose, analyzed the individual norms governing his procedural status. Separate gaps of the criminal procedure legislation in the sphere of protection of the legal rights and interests of the victim are disclosed. The author emphasizes that the improvement of the criminal procedure legislation in terms of the extension of the victim’s authority to defend his rights violated by the crime should be continued. On the basis of the study of the current legislation regarding the regulation of the rights of the victim of a crime, it is proposed to expand the list of decisions received by him, referred to in paragraph 13, part 2 of article 42 Code of Criminal Procedure. The author proposes to include in the list of the indicated legislative norm the right to receive the victim a copy of the decision on the selection of a specific type of preventive measure, selected in relation to the suspect (accused). To create an effective mechanism for protecting the interests of legal entities victims of a crime, we offer part 9 of art. 42 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation shall be reworded as follows: «if a legal entity is recognized as a victim, his procedural right in criminal proceedings is exercised by the professional lawyer representing him».

What of the Child? Preventing the Publication of Children's Names After the Age of 18

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Sophy Baird
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Child Victims ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
The Right To Privacy ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Right

Children are afforded a number of protections when they encounter the criminal justice system. The need for special protection stems from the vulnerable position children occupy in society. When children form part of the criminal justice system, either by being an offender, victim, or witness, they may be subjected to harm. To mitigate against the potential harm that may be caused, our law provides that criminal proceedings involving children should not be open to the public, subject to the discretion of the court. This protection naturally seems at odds with the principle of open justice. However, the courts have reconciled the limitation with the legal purpose it serves. For all the protection and the lengths that the law goes to protect the identity of children in this regard, it appears there is an unofficial timer dictating when this protection should end. The media have been at the forefront of this conundrum to the extent that they believe that once a child (offender, victim, or witness) turns 18 years old, they are free to reveal the child's identity. This belief, grounded in the right to freedom of expression and the principle of open justice, is at odds with the principle of child's best interests, right to dignity and the right to privacy. It also stares incredulously in the face of the aims of the Child Justice Act and the principles of restorative justice. Measured against the detrimental psychological effects experienced by child victims, witnesses, and offenders, this article aims to critically analyse the legal and practical implications of revealing the identity of child victims, witnesses, and offenders after they turn 18 years old.

On the Consideration of a Criminal Case Against a Minor by Jury

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 90-96
Author(s):  
E. V. Markovicheva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Case ◽  
Jury Trial ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Criminal Procedure Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
A Minor

The functioning of the jury in Russia has demonstrated not only effectiveness, but also a number of problems that need to be resolved. Such problems include the personal jurisdiction of criminal cases by jury. The article reveals the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation regarding the right of minors to trial a criminal case in a jury. The approaches to solving this issue that have developed in the judicial practice of individual foreign states are analyzed, the main directions for further scientific discussion regarding the right of minors to a jury trial are outlined. The purpose of the article is to disclose various approaches to the administration of criminal justice in the relations of minors with the participation of lay judges. The theoretical basis of the study was Russian and foreign scientific works in the field of criminal procedure law, devoted both to the consideration of criminal cases with the jury, and the specifics of juvenile criminal proceedings. Using the comparative legal research method has allowed to reveal various approaches to the access of minors to jury trials in individual states. In Russian legislation and judicial practice the question of the right of minors to have a criminal case against them considered by a jury remains unresolved. The position of the Constitutional Court of Russia regarding the jurisdiction of such criminal cases is also controversial. The experience of foreign countries indicates that there is no universal way to ensure the right of a minor to a proper court. This issue is decided depending on the type of criminal process, the presence or absence of specialized juvenile courts. Any direct borrowing in this regard cannot be considered effective, but a generalization of foreign experience can create the necessary basis for optimizing both the work of the jury and criminal proceedings against minors.

scholarly journals THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL IN PROCEEDINGS CHALLENGING THE MINUTES OF DISPUTING CONTRAVENTIONS

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana-Florina Bălăşoiu
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
The Right

The offenses field is assimilated to the criminal one from the perspective of theEuropean Court of Human Rights, in the sense of article 6 of the Convention, the personaccused of committing an act regarded in national law as an offense must benefit from theguarantees specific to criminal proceedings.

scholarly journals Crónica de jurisprudencia laboral internacional. Julio / diciembre 2016 = Chronicle of international labor jurisprudence. July / december 2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 593
Author(s):  
Ángel Arias Domínguez
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Public Employment ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Freedom Of Association ◽  
International Protection ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Civil Execution ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right

desproporcionado del precepto penal que castiga las coacciones de los piquetes informativos termina con una serie de recomendaciones al Gobierno para que informe al Comité sobre el devenir de los procedimientos penales todavía abiertos, interesándose, particularmente, por determinadas procedimientos que terminaron con condenas penales.El Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión ha dictado seis resoluciones que afectan a España en el período de referencia, sobre los siguientes temas: discriminación de los funcionarios interinos para acceder a complementos económicos solamente destinados para funcionarios de carrera; efectos jurídicos de la reiteración de contratos de duración determinada; calificación de la prestación de servicios de duración determinada; calificación jurídica de relación de servicios profesionales de duración determinada y abono de indemnización por extinción del vínculo contractual; discriminación por razón de edad para el acceso al empleo público (policía); y despido disciplinario en situación de incapacidad temporal de larga duración.En el ámbito del TEDH tres resoluciones han sido relevantes. Una referida a la incorrecta ejecución civil de un bien de los dos ex–esposos por deudas contraídas con la Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social; otra relativa a la incorrecta ejecución de una movilidad de funcionarios, con graves perjuicios para uno de ellos, y una tercera referida a la denegación de una solicitud de asilo basada en ser perseguida la solicitante en su país de origen por su condición sexual.Palabras clave: reprensión penal del derecho de huelga y protección internacional del derecho a la libertad sindical, imposibilidad de acceso del funcionario interino a complementos económicos típicos del funcionario, reiteración fraudulenta de contratos de duración determinada, calificación de la prestación de servicios de duración determinada para diversas administraciones públicas, relación laboral de duración determinada y abono de indemnización por extinción del contrato, discriminación por razón de edad para el acceso al empleo público (policía), despido en situación de incapacidad temporal de larga duración, ejecución de un bien por deudas contraídas con la Seguridad Social, traslado de funcionarios y derecho a renunciar al solicitado y no concedido definitivamente, solicitud de asilo basada en su condición sexual.Abstract: The complaint to the Committee on Freedom of Association regarding the disproportionate use of the penal provision which punishes the coercion of information piques ends with a series of recommendations to the Government to inform the Committee on the evolution of criminal proceedings still open, For certain procedures that ended with criminal convictions.The Court of Justice of the Union has issued six resolutions affecting Spain in the reference period, on the following subjects: discrimination against temporary staff to access economic supplements only for career officials; Legal effects of the repetition of fixed-term contracts; Qualification of the provision of fixed-term services; Legal qualification of relation of professional services of determined duration and payment of indemnification by extinction of the contractual link; Discrimination on grounds of age for access to public employment (police); And disciplinary dismissal in situations of long-term incapacity.Within the scope of the ECHR, three rulings have been relevant. One related to the incorrect civil execution of a property of the two ex-spouses for debts contracted with the General Treasury of the Social Security; One relating to the incorrect execution of a mobility of civil servants with serious detriment to one of them and a third relating to the refusal of an application for asylum based on the applicant being persecuted in his country of origin for his sexuality.Keywords: criminal rebuke of the right to strike and international protection of the right to freedom of association, impossibility of access of the temporary official to economic complements typical of the official, fraudulent repetition of fixed-term contracts, qualification of the provision of services of determined duration for diverse public administrations, fixed-term employment relationship and payment of compensation for termination of the contract, discrimination on grounds of age for access to public employment (police), dismissal in situation of temporary incapacity of long duration, execution of a good for debts contracted with Social Security, transfer of officials and right to waive the requested and not granted definitively, application for asylum based on your sexual status.

scholarly journals TAKING INTO CUSTODY IN THE CRIMINAL PROCESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS: IMPROVING REGULATIONS AND ISSUES OF PROOF (COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 156-162
Author(s):  
Andriy Samko ◽  
◽  
Dmуtrо Pilipenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Criminal Process ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right ◽  
Practical Feasibility

The article analyzes the peculiarities of applying a measure of procedural coercion in the form of detention in the criminal procedural legislation of the Republic of Belarus, as well as in the criminal process of Ukraine and the Republic of Kazakhstan. The positions of scientists in the field of criminal procedure, who conducted research on this issue, are analyzed. The key positions of the proceduralists regarding the basic regulatory aspects of the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention are considered. Attention is focused on the fundamental provisions of the functioning of the system of procedural compulsion and the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention in custody in particular. The analysis of the positions of the legislators of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ukraine regarding the issue of normative regulation of the procedure for applying a measure of procedural coercion in the form of detention is carried out. The authors of the article emphasize the key aspect of the preventive measure in the form of detention in the form of its extraordinary impact on the observance of human and civil rights and freedoms in criminal proceedings. This circumstance is especially relevant in respect of the right of participants in criminal proceedings to freedom and personal inviolability. In this regard, theoretical concepts are considered and the content of international law on this issue is analyzed. The practical feasibility and normative possibility of using other, more humane methods of influencing suspects accused in criminal proceedings are analyzed. The article focuses on the normative procedure for the application of bail as an alternative procedural measure of isolating a person during detention in the legislation of the above states. The article analyzes the procedural features of the normative regulation of the use of pledge in the legislation of Ukraine and the Republic of Kazakhstan. The author's position on these issues, as well as proposals for optimizing the criminal procedural legislation of the Republic of Belarus regarding the regulation of the use of detention are formulated.

scholarly journals The right to appeal on criminal procedure under international acts and jurisprudence

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
MSc. Vilard Bytyqi
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
The World ◽  
The Right ◽  
Court Of First Instance ◽  
Comparative Description ◽  
Procedural Aspect

The right to appeal, respectively the right on complaint as per our legal vocabulary, constitutes the basic trunk of the second phase of court decisions in a certain procedure, in particular the criminal proceedings.The aim of this paper is to emphasize the main notions of appeal, but also in other aspects through the comparative description it aims to bring more clarity in differences and similarities that exist in between the appeal which is used in our criminal proceedings and the appeal which is used in the criminal proceedings that take place in the supranational courts. It is known that in courts which consist of international elements, the appeal is positioned in a more advanced level, due to the fact that there are grounds of suspicion used over every element that could be used in any national criminal proceedings.Overall, in any place of the world, the appeal has the goal to remedy court decisions brought by the court of first instance, while, in the procedural aspect it has more or less differences depending on the regulations of criminal procedures of that state. Such difference due to the diversity of the legal systems today are also accepted as the universal legal value, since establishment of international tribunals provides the best practice in this field. 

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document