Protection of the Witnesses and Victims: International Legal Acts, Legislation of some States and the Modern Russian Legislation
Abstract
The article represents a comparative analysis of a number of international acts (Conventions, Charts, andGuidelines) and legislations of several states including Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia concerning
protection of the witnesses, the victims and some other individuals involved in criminal proceedings. Besides, the
article reveals that development of norms of the international law makes positive impact on the national Russian
legislation and defines main tendencies of convergence of international legal norms into the Russian legal
framework. The Russian lawmaker has lately adopted a number of significant laws, subordinate and some other
legal acts ensuring the witness protection and security as well as sufficient federal financial support of the public
protection measures.
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