Застосування примусових заходів медичного характеру в кримінальному процесі

Abstract

Вивчено проблемні питання законодавчих і прикладних положень щодо можливості звернення на етапі (стадії) закінчення досудового розслідування до суду з клопотанням про можливе застосування примусових заходів медичного характеру, а також напрацьовано пропозиції і рекомендації з удосконалення теорії, правозастосовної та законотворчої діяльності за порушеним питанням.

The author of article provided a retrospective analysis of the provisions of the legislative acts of Ukraine, international legal acts, conclusions of the European Court of Human Rights, national criminal and criminal procedural legislation and normative legal acts on the grounds of the investigator’s or the prosecutor’s petition at the end of the pre-trial investigation of possible application compulsory medical measures by the court. During the study the author of the article used statistical data, the practice of law enforcement activities of investigators, pros ecutors, investigative judges, court experts and specialists of specialized medical institutions as an empirical base. Information obtained by the author confirmed the relevance of the problematic and other unresolved theoretical and applied issues raised in the article. Within the framework of the criminal procedural legislation consideration, both the prerequisites and the procedural procedure in the pre-trial investigation of the grounds for applying the institute for the use of compulsory medical measures were investigated. The scientific researches on the raised questions in recent years, their tendencies, as well as the scientific views of the leading scientists concerning particular issues, concerning the topic of the research were considered. For this reason, the author's vision of their decision and application in legislative, theoretical and practical activity is substantiated and stated. The author, in order to improve the law enforcement practice, provided reasonable explanations and recommendations regarding organizational and procedural features of the preparation and conduct of investigative and secret investigative actions and forensic psychiatric examinations, which will facilitate the use of court in criminal proceedings compulsory medical measures. At the same time, the author paid attention to the peculiarities of application of special knowledge of doctors and relevant specialists in psychiatry, their interaction in such a category of criminal proceedings with investigators, prosecutors, investigating judges, the court. Based on the above, the author of the article made some proposals for improving the provisions of criminal and criminal procedural legislation to clarify and to add the conceptual apparatus, on issues that directly relate to the specification and extension of procedural and medical grounds, the procedure for the preparation and conduct of forensic psychiatrists examinations, and rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of participants in criminal proceedings in such category of criminal cases.

Изучены проблемные вопросы законодательных и прикладных положений о возможности обращение на этапе (стадии) окончания досудебного расследования в суд с ходатайством о возможном применении принудительных мер медицинского характера, а также наработаны предложения и рекомендации по усовершенствованию теории, правоприменительной и законотворческой деятельности по поднятому вопросу.