Abstract
Introduction: this paper studies motions and complaints in the context of criminal procedure in the Russian Federation. Purpose: to determine the place of the right to file motions and complaints in the structure of rights of persons involved in criminal proceedings, in the system of human rights, the place of motions and complaints in the criminal procedure form, their role in achieving the purpose of criminal procedure. Methods: system analysis, formal and dialectical logic, interpretation of legal norms, comparative historical method, comparative legal method. Results: the sole purpose of criminal procedure is to protect rights and lawful interests of persons involved in criminal proceedings. The scope and the very existence of the legal institution of motions and complaints directly depend on the current purpose of procedure. This legal institution is a regulatory implementation of the right to appeal against procedural actions and decisions, which is among the ‘law-enforcement’ principles that currently determine the form (type) of criminal procedure. The scope of this principle includes both complaints and motions. The right to file motions and complaints serves to ensure that substantive rights can be exercised and also has its individual significance among other inalienable human rights as an element of the ‘right to a right’. The right to file motions and complaints is enshrined in international acts on human rights. The principle of the right to appeal against procedural actions and decisions is the most important guarantee of the purpose of criminal proceedings being achieved, a mandatory component of the criminal procedure form. The right to file motions and complaints consists in legal entitlement to bring into action the state apparatus with the aim of the applicant’s procedural interest being satisfied. Conclusions: the right to file motions and complaints is a key right for building criminal procedure relations aimed at protecting the rights and freedoms of persons involved in criminal proceedings.
Highlights
Today the purpose of criminal proceedings is determined by the fundamental constitutional purpose, which is the protection of human rights and freedoms
The legal institution of motions and complaints is a normative implementation of the principle of the right to appeal against procedural actions and decisions that refers to ‘law-enforcement’ principles currently determining the form of criminal procedure
As can be seen from the above, the right to file motions and complaints, being an inalienable right of person established in international acts on human rights, in criminal procedure of the Russian Federation, is exercised primarily through the realization of the right to appeal against procedural actions and decisions [18, p. 148]
Summary
А. Место ходатайств и жалоб в современном уголовном процессе // Вестник Пермского университета. Цель: определить место права на ходатайства и жалобы в структуре субъективных прав лиц, вовлекаемых в уголовное с удопроизводство, в системе прав человека, место ходатайств и жалоб в уголовнопроцессуальной форме, роль в достижении назначения уголовного процесса. Результаты: установлено, что единственным назначением уголовного процесса является защита прав и законных интересов лиц, вовлекаемых в уголовное судопроизводство. Правовой институт ходатайств и жалоб является нормативной реализацией принципа права на обжалование процессуальных действий и решений, относящегося к числу «правоохранительных» принципов, в настоящее время определяющих форму (тип) уголовного процесса. Принцип права на обжалование процессуальных действий и решений является важнейшей гарантией достижения назначения уголовного судопроизводства, обязательной составной частью уголовно-процессуальной формы. Выводы: право на жалобу и ходатайство является ключевым в построении уголовно-процессуальных отношений, направленных на защиту прав и свобод лиц, вовлекаемых в уголовное судопроизводство.
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