Alternatives to prosecution in the French criminal procedure

Affiliation: Moscow state Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Address: Russian Federation

Journal name

Gosudarstvo i pravo

Edition

Issue 10

Pages

130-135

Abstract

The article deals with the alternatives to prosecution in the French criminal procedure, as well as their purposes and the conditions for the recourse to such alternatives. The alternatives to prosecution in France include measures, prescribing to comply with certain legal obligations, mediation, penal settlement (“composition pénale”) and plea agreement (“transaction pénale”). The authors pay particular attention to the advantages and disadvantages of the alternatives to criminal prosecution. In light of the achievements of the French legislation, the perspectives of the improvement of the Russian legislation are assessed, taken into account the mechanisms that already exist in Russian law, such as reconciliation of the parties and the pre-trial cooperation agreement.

Keywords

alternative dispute resolution, restorative justice, reconciliation of the parties, improvements to the Russian legislation on criminal procedure, plea bargaining, mediation in criminal cases, criminal procedure, penal settlement, plea agreement, France

Received

16.10.2019

Publication date

02.12.2019

Number of characters

18530

Cite

GOST	Belozerova I., Astakhova D. Alternatives to prosecution in the French criminal procedure // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2019. – Issue 10 C. 130-135 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S013207690007194-5-1 (circulation date: 26.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013207690007194-5
MLA	Belozerova, Irina, Astakhova, Daria "Alternatives to prosecution in the French criminal procedure." Gosudarstvo i pravo 10 (2019):130-135. DOI: 10.31857/S013207690007194-5
APA	Belozerova I., Astakhova D. (2019). Alternatives to prosecution in the French criminal procedure. Gosudarstvo i pravo (10), pp.130-135 DOI: 10.31857/S013207690007194-5

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