International and constitutional framework for criminal case proceedings against minors

The relevance of the study is due to the importance of finding effective and at the same time humane measures to combat crime of minors that meet the generally accepted principles and norms of international law. The purpose of the study is to consider the international legal norms that form the basis of standards in the field of implementation of the rights of minors involved in the orbit of criminal proceedings. In this study we consider some aspects of the implementation of fair minor’s justice standards in the Russian criminal procedure legislation. Also we analyze the provisions of key regulations in the field of juvenile justice, the practice of their application, as well as doctrinal approaches to the prospect of further improvement of the criminal procedural form of legal proceedings against minors. On the basis of the analysis we highlight the features of the proceedings in the category of criminal cases: criminal prosecution can be initiated only after reaching a certain age; expanded the subject of proof; the production involves additional participants; the establishment of additional grounds and conditions for the use of coercive measures related to the restriction of freedom; confidentiality, which determines the characteristics of the trial; expansion of the range of issues resolved by the court in sentencing. It has been concluded that the existing domestic criminal proceedings the order of proceedings in criminal cases among minor, despite the peculiarities that distinguish it from the general procedure, it is impossible to recognize the self-differentiated procedure.

minors, criminal liability, guarantees of rights and freedoms, juvenile justice, legal proceedings, procedural form

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