Provision of evidence in civil proceedings: a historical and legal outline of the development of legislation

Abstract

In the work, research was carried out in the historical and legal context of the institution of securing evidence in civil proceedings, the origins of the modern system of normative provisions on securing evidence, the main stages of the development of civil procedural legislation in this part were revealed. Modern legislative approaches to the legal regulation of procedures for providing evidence in civil proceedings and problematic aspects of law enforcement are analyzed. In the 2017 edition, the Civil Code of Ukraine established certain novelties in the legal regulation of the procedures for securing a claim. Thus, the court, at the request of a party to the case or a person who may acquire the status of a plaintiff , must provide evidence if there is reason to assume that the means of proof may be lost or the collection or submission of relevant evidence will later become impossible or difficult. Ways of securing evidence by the court are questioning of witnesses, appointment of expertise, demand and (or) review of evidence, including according to their location, prohibition to take certain actions regarding the evidence and obligation to take certain actions regarding the evidence. In necessary cases, the court may apply other methods of securing evidence determined by the court. In the new civil procedural legislation, the list of methods of providing evidencehas been expanded, the terms for filing a lawsuit in the case of submitting anapplication for providing evidence before the opening of proceedings in the case have been extended, the procedure for providing evidence when transferring a case to an arbitration court and international commercial arbitration, detailed requirements for form and content have been clarified applications for the provision of evidence. Key words: provision of evidence, proof, means of proof, civil proceedings, court procedures