Article title The Victim in Criminal Proceedings: Some Issues
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Name of magazine Legal journal «Law of Ukraine» (Ukrainian version)
Issue 11/2013
Сторінки [112-119]
Annotation Criminal and procedural status of the victim based on provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine (2012) is investigated in the article. The procedure for acquisition of the procedural status of the victim is covered; problematic aspects of this procedure are also defined. The order of acquisition of the procedural status of victim was suggested by the author, problematic aspects are identified as well. The procedure for the implementation of certain rights of the victim had been examined in details, particularly in a pre-trial proceedings. Special attention was paid to the rights of the victim in the process of proving. The issues in ascribing of a victim to party of the criminal proceedings have been examined. Suggestions for improvement of the criminal procedure status of the victim in criminal proceedings have been defined.
Keywords victim, victim’s rights, expertise, qualified legal assistance, investigating judge, disclosure of materials.
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