Legal regulation of recording criminal proceedings in martial law

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the legal regulation of the recording of criminal proceedings in martial law. In the course of the problem it is pointed out that an important place among the regulations governing the procedure of criminal proceedings in martial law is occupied by legislative provisions that regulate the specifics of recording criminal proceedings. It is noted that the conduct of hostilities complicates the use of «normal» forms of recording criminal proceedings. During the coverage of the state of elaboration of the relevant issues, it is noted that the subject of the study of scientists were only general issues of legal regulation of the fixation of the criminal process in martial law. Scholars have not focused on the study of the legal regulation of the recording of criminal proceedings carried out in a situation of hostilities. During the presentation of the main material it is emphasized that the existing legal regulation of fixing the decision to initiate criminal proceedings during martial law is imperfect, because the current procedural rules may adversely affect the effectiveness of criminal proceedings at the initial stage of the investigation. It is determined that during martial law the legal regulation of recording the decision to initiate a pre-trial investigation by drawing up a resolution is superfluous, as this formality, even ex post facto, involves unjustified spending of pre-trial investigation resources. It is emphasized that the legal regulation of mandatory technical recording of all criminal proceedings, if there is a real possibility, along with paper (protocol) recording in full during martial law is considered quite controversial. It is stated that the procedural norms should contain provisions on the simplified, alternative fixation of the special procedure of criminal proceedings due to the legal regime of martial law. It is argued that the simplification and variability of the recording of criminal proceedings under martial law should be determined by the balance between paper and technical forms of recording. Emphasis is placed on the legal regulation of the peculiarities of the participation of witnesses in criminal proceedings during the martial law regime.