Author

CHERNOVA S.S.

Title of article

THEINTERROGATIONOFAMINORVICTIM: PROCEDURALASPECTS

Section

Section 7. Criminalрrocedural review

Issue, year

2 (48) 2019

Abstract

Basing on the analysis of the scientific papers devoted to the issues of criminal proceedings involving the participation of a minor victim, as well as the relevant provisions of the current criminal procedure legislation, the author of the article considers the procedure for conducting the interrogation of a minor victim.The procedure and particular techniques of the interrogation of a
minor victim include the criteria specified in the international law and legal literature, the rules for the interrogation of a minor victim, as well as the conditions for the validity of legal norms.The study of
the components of the procedure of interrogating a minor victim (age and length of interrogation; participants of the investigative action; video recording of interrogation) allows to conclude that the
Federal Law of December 28, 2013 No. 432-FL “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation to improve the rights of victims in criminal proceedings”, without having eliminated
the existing problems of interrogation of a minor victim, added the new ones, connected with the participation of a teacher or a psychologist, the replacement of a legal representative, video recording
or filming.The author of the article has formulated the proposals for changing the current legislation, as well as the recommendations for improving the practice of interrogation of a minor victim.

Keywords

minor victim; interrogation; interrogation procedure; length of interrogation; legal representative of a minor; video recording of investigative action.

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