victim

The article is devoted to the controversial issues of regulatory regulation of the procedure for recognizing a person as a victim in criminal proceedings. Gaps in the regulation of the procedural status of the victim were examined, and conflicts of law were identified that enable the abuse of rights by investigators and prosecutors when deciding whether or not to recognize a person as a victim in criminal proceedings.

The problem of protecting the rights of the child as a victim of exploitation is especially relevant in the context of socio-economic challenges, the spread of hidden forms of forced labor and the inaction of the state to effectively identify such criminal offenses. Child exploitation as a criminal offense encompasses not only economic abuse, but also violations of a child’s fundamental rights to dignity, freedom and security.

The article is devoted to ways of solving the problem of prevention of criminal offenses in Ukraine regarding individual participants in criminal proceedings, in particular, witnesses and victims in the context of ensuring their safety in criminal proceedings.

Problems of combating domestic violence are considered. It is noted that the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention and Counteraction to Domestic Violence" establishes a comprehensive approach to combating domestic violence. According to the law, the list of specially authorized bodies in the field of prevention and counteraction to domestic violence is exhaustive. 

The article analyzes the legal status of the jury in the criminal proceedings of Ukraine. It is noted that after gaining independence, the justice system of Ukraine is in fact in a state of constant reform. As a result of the 2016 reform, amendments were made to the Constitution of Ukraine on justice, and a new version of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” was adopted.

The article examines the features of preparation for interrogation of a victim of fraud, the  essence of forensic aspects of activities during preparation for interrogation of the victim, the  dependence of the content of this process on the type of crime, the investigative situation, the time  between interrogation and interrogation.

The issues of participants in criminal proceedings, authorized support of the prosecution in court are defined. СPC of Ukraine to the party of criminal proceedings - from the prosecution included the investigator, the interrogating officer, the head of the pre-trial investigation body, the head of the body of inquiry, the prosecutor, as well as the victim, his representative and a legal representative in cases established by CPC of Ukraine is analyzed.

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the legal status of the victim
under criminal law of Kievan Rus. The features of socio-demographic qualities of the victim of
the crime have been determined. Fixed in the criminal law of Kievan Rus features of the social
role of the victim. Attention is paid to the legal status of the victim and the peculiarities of
compensation for his harm.

The features of the protection of the victim’s rights during the pre-trial investigation are
considered. The victim is a party to the criminal proceedings, which is central. Ukraine is
proclaimed a democratic, rule of law state and directs its activities on the basis of
constitutional principles, in particular, a person is recognized as of the highest social value, and
criminal proceedings should ensure and protect this basic concept and orientation of the state’s
activity in the field of “human rights protection”. The legal mechanism of protection of the

In 2010, the 12th United Nations Congress on Combating Crime and Criminal Justice was held in Salvador, Brazil. The agenda for the discussion included eight issues, among them issues related to criminal justice measures to combat the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings and 139 links to transnational organized crime, as well as crime prevention and criminal justice measures to combat violence against migrants, migrant workers and members of their families.