Open AccessThe Application of Video Conferencing in Criminal Proceedings: Prospects of Legal Changes
Author(s) -
Maryam Sh. Bufetova,
Dmitriy N. Kobzar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advokatskaa praktika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1999-4826
DOI - 10.18572/1999-4826-2021-1-14-18
Subject(s) - videoconferencing , legislation , certification , context (archaeology) , political science , law , computer science , telecommunications , paleontology , biology
The article discusses the use of video conferencing systems in criminal proceedings under the current legislation. The prospect of changing the norms of criminal procedure legislation with the extension of the possibility of using videoconferencing systems to the stage of preliminary investigation is considered. Studied problematic and debatable issues of conducting investigative actions remotely via videoconference-studied the types of investigative actions that can be carried out remotely, the grounds and procedure for their conduct and certification. Various points of view on the possibility of using the video conferencing system at the stage of preliminary investigation, as well as the position of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, were studied. It is concluded that it is necessary to introduce such changes in the criminal procedure legislation in the context of the pandemic and the worldwide spread of coronavirus.