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2023-06-15

Ensuring procedural guarantees and the right to a fair trial during the examination of motions to conduct covert investigations

Aseguramiento de las garantías procesales y del derecho a un juicio imparcial durante la revisión de mociones para hacer investigaciones encubiertas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15332/19090528.9733
Oleksandr Babikov
Zhanel Amanbay
Oleh Plakhotnik
Oleksii Khovpun
Andrii M. Lyseiuk

Resumen (es)

El artículo tiene por objeto determinar los principios generales de la garantía de los derechos humanos y las libertades durante la revisión por parte del juez de instrucción de las peticiones de los órganos de instrucción y los fiscales para autorizar investigaciones encubiertas. El tema de la investigación son los principios generales de la garantía de los derechos humanos y las libertades durante la revisión de las mociones por parte de los jueces de instrucción para efectuar investigaciones encubiertas y los problemas de reglamentación de estas cuestiones en la legislación sobre procedimiento penal. En el artículo, se utiliza métodos generales de investigación científica y especial, como los dogmáticos comparativos, formales y dialécticos. Los resultados del estudio permitieron determinar las áreas de mejora de la legislación procesal penal respecto de las mociones para hacer investigaciones encubiertas. La necesidad de garantizar los derechos humanos y las libertades require, tales acciones. Con base en los resultados del estudio, se hicieron propuestas para modificar la legislación del procedimiento penal sobre las mociones de investigación. A este respecto, el carácter incompleto de la reglamentación exige las modificaciones pertinentes al Código de Procedimiento Penal de Ucrania, propuestas por los autores. Se ha demostrado que la aplicación de esos cambios asegurará una práctica sostenible y eficaz de aplicación de la ley en el ámbito de la organización y la realización de investigaciones encubiertas, reducirá las incoherencias y garantizará la uniformidad de los enfoques para determinar los motivos suficientes y necesarios de injerencia en la comunicación privada.

Palabras clave (es): acciones de investigación encubiertas, mociones, derechos humanos y libertades, control judicial, injerencia en la comunicación privada

Resumen (en)

The article aims to determine the general principles of guaranteeing human rights and freedoms during the the investigating judge’s examination of motions of pre-trial investigation bodies and prosecutors for permission to conduct covert investigative actions. The subject of the research is the general principle of guaranteeing human rights and freedoms during the consideration of motions to conduct covert investigative actions by investigating judges and the problems of regulation of these issues within criminal procedure legislation. The article uses general scientific and unique research methods, such as comparative, formal, dogmatic, and dialectical. The study results allowed us to determine the areas of improvement of criminal procedural legislation on motions to conduct covert investigative actions. The need for ensuring human rights and freedoms require such actions. Based on the study results, proposals were made to amend the criminal procedure legislation on the motions for investigative actions. In this regard, the incompleteness of regulations requires appropriate amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, as proposed by the authors. It is substantiated that implementing these changes will ensure sustainable and effective law enforcement practice in the field of organization and conduct of covert investigations, reduce inconsistencies, and ensure uniformity of approaches to determining sufficient and necessary grounds for interference in private communication.

Palabras clave (en): covert investigative actions, motions, human rights and freedoms, judicial control, interference in private communication
Oleksandr Babikov, Kyiv National Aviation University

PhD in Law. Department of Criminal Law and Procedure. Kyiv National Aviation University. 03058, 1 Lyubomyr Huzar Ave., Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: oleksandr.babikov@edu-knu.com; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4003-5198  

Zhanel Amanbay, Innovative Eurasian University

PhD in Law. Faculty of Business, Education, and Law. Innovative Eurasian University. 140000, 102/4 Gorky Str., Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan. Email: zhanel.amanbay@sci-univ.com; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4680-1623

Oleh Plakhotnik, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

PhD in Law. Department of Notary, Enforcement Procedure and Advocacy, Prosecution, Litigation. Educational and Scientific Institute of Law. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. 01033, 60 Volodymyrska Str., Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: 3877663@gmail.com; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-6956

Oleksii Khovpun, Academy of Labor, Social Relations and Tourism

PhD in Law. Department of Criminal Law, Process and Criminology. Academy of Labor, Social Relations and Tourism. 03187, 3-A Kiltseva Road, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: khovpun8208@neu.com.de; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8048-9118

Andrii M. Lyseiuk, National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine

PhD in Law. Department of Financial and Economic Security. Scientific Humanitarian Institute. National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine. 03022, 22 Mykhailo Maksymovych Str., Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: luseyuk@gmail.com; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-1188

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Cómo citar

Babikov, O., Amanbay, Z., Plakhotnik, O., Khovpun, O., & Lyseiuk, A. M. (2023). Aseguramiento de las garantías procesales y del derecho a un juicio imparcial durante la revisión de mociones para hacer investigaciones encubiertas. Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi, 18(2), 95-111. https://doi.org/10.15332/19090528.9733