The impact of the pandemic on the development of justice in criminal cases

Occupation: Senior researcher of the Criminal Law Sector, Criminal Procedure and Criminology of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Gosudarstvo i pravo

Edition

Issue 5

Pages

158-164

Abstract

The article discusses the features of criminal justice in the context of a pandemic. The analysis of the foreign experience of the courts' activities is carried out and the general patterns of the administration of justice in the conditions of restrictions caused by the spread of COVID-19 are determined. The directions of further introduction of information technologies in the post-crisis period to ensure the stable operation of courts and the safety of participants in criminal proceedings are substantiated. The problems of implementing the principles of immediacy and publicity in the conditions of remote consideration of criminal cases are revealed. The conclusion is made about the need to change the current criminal procedure legislation, bringing it into line with modern realities associated with the use of digital and information technologies in criminal proceedings. It is proved that remote examination is not possible in all criminal cases.

Keywords

pandemic, judicial protection, justice, criminal proceedings, immediacy, publicity, jury trial, information technology, videoconferencing, remote court session

Received

13.01.2022

Publication date

18.05.2022

Number of characters

26496

Cite

GOST	Ryabtseva E. The impact of the pandemic on the development of justice in criminal cases // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2022. – Issue 5 C. 158-164 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520019865-2-1 (circulation date: 18.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520019865-2
MLA	Ryabtseva, Ekaterina V "The impact of the pandemic on the development of justice in criminal cases." Gosudarstvo i pravo 5 (2022):158-164. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520019865-2
APA	Ryabtseva E. (2022). The impact of the pandemic on the development of justice in criminal cases. Gosudarstvo i pravo (5), pp.158-164 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520019865-2

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