Ensuring Rights of Victims Under the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine: Current Issues and Prospects

Inna Rakipova; Oleksandr Torbas; Vladlena Voloshyna; Denys Shylin; Anastasiia Pidgorodynska

doi:10.18046/prec.v22.5807

Authors

Inna Rakipova National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-0515
Oleksandr Torbas National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1465-4238
Vladlena Voloshyna National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8772-4172
Denys Shylin National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8990-3534
Anastasiia Pidgorodynska National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6822-2409

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/prec.v22.5807

Keywords:

Victim, Legal Representative, Free Legal Aid, Rights of Victims, Conciliation Agreement, Criminal Proceedings

Abstract

Legal regulation and practical issues of ensuring of rights of victims under the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine are considered in the article. The criminal procedure legislation of Ukraine lacks legal regulation of the mandatory participation of a lawyer representing the victim in criminal proceedings. This situation puts the participants of proceedings in an unequal position. Victims during the trial and in court are unable to properly defend their legitimate interests due to lack of legal awareness. The authors also state that the participation of the victim’s representative in the conclusion of the conciliation agreement should be mandatory. The cases in which victims can receive free legal aid have been analyzed. It is proposed to define the cases of mandatory participation of the representative of victims in the current legislation of Ukraine.

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Author Biographies

Inna Rakipova, National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine)

Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure, Detective and Operational Activities, National University «Odesa Law Academy». Area of scientific interests: victim in criminal proceedings, criminal procedural communication, human rights communication of the victim in criminal proceedings.
Oleksandr Torbas, National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine)

Doctor of Legal Science, Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure, Detective and Operational Activities, National University «Odesa Law Academy». Area of scientific interests: pre-trial investigation, discretion in criminal proceedings.
Vladlena Voloshyna, National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine)

Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure, Detective and Operational Activities, National University «Odesa Law Academy». Area of scientific interests: research of the system of principles of criminal proceedings, peculiarities of the implementation of the principles of criminal proceedings at certain stages of the criminal process.
Denys Shylin, National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine)

Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure, Detective and Operational Activities, National University «Odesa Law Academy». Area of scientific interests: theory of evidence in the criminal process, evidentiary law, prejudice in the criminal process.
Anastasiia Pidgorodynska, National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Odesa, Ukraine)

Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure, Detective and Operational Activities, National University «Odesa Law Academy». Area of scientific interests: international cooperation in the criminal process; international criminal process.

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