Abuse of right during application of coercive medical measures in criminal proceedings-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Abuse of right during application of coercive medical measures in criminal proceedings

Published:2024-01 Issue:1 Volume:77 Page:126-134
ISSN:0043-5147
Container-title:Wiadomości Lekarskie
language:en
Short-container-title:Wiad Lek

Author:

Navrotska Vira V.¹,Horpyniuk Oksana P.¹,Boreiko Halyna D.²

Affiliation:

1. LVIV STATE UNIVERSITY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, LVIV, UKRAINE

2. DEPUTY PROSECUTOR OF LVIV REGION, LVIV, UKRAINE

Abstract

Aim: To determine the problematic issues of ensuring the rights and freedoms of persons suffering from mental disorders and to whom CMM are applied in criminal proceedings under the legislation of Ukraine and the legislation of the states that adhere to the modern concepts of international standards of human rights ensuring to a person the CMM are applied to Materials and Methods: Legal positions of the ECHR, criminal procedural legislation of a number of states, and a survey of scientists and practitioners conducted by the authors are used in this paper (total number of respondents was 168). A set of general scientific and special methods are used to achieve the aim of the study. Conclusions: The practice of applying СMM to persons suffering from mental disorders in criminal proceedings in Ukraine and other states does not fully meet international standards and needs improvement. It was suggested to make changes to the legal acts on the use of CMM in criminal proceedings.

Publisher

ALUNA

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