Correlation of Information Technology and the Right to Criminal Proceedings within a Reasonable Term

Description

The author main objective is - how is the person's right to an examination of the case within a reasonable time frame are affected, if opportunities to participate in the court session remotely are used more widely and effectively.. In the research there are used analytical and descriptive methods. Using these methods are analysed normative acts and case-law decisions. Comparative method is used to compare the scope of legal instruments of national and international level.. In cases where a security measure is applied to the accused in criminal proceedings – arrest – and the person is in the deprivation of liberty institution, the time periods for trial of the case shall be as short as possible. However, the availability and quality of technical means of the prisons regarding the participation of the accused in the hearing in the video conference regime is not sufficient, which causes problems to determine the hearing of the court as soon as possible. It was conspired, if the witnessing person was outside Latvia, according to the Criminal Procedure Law and thesis expressed by the Supreme Court to ensure the participation of such person in the court hearing in the video conference regime, it would be imperative to use an international cooperation institute which significantly prolong and complicated the course of proceedings.. To assess the reasonableness of the proceedings, it is necessary to assess the activities of the court during the whole process, assessing the possibilities of the court to hold hearings by technical means in particular - the video conference regime. In developing the potential of information technologies, case law should be developed, on the question of the need to use an international cooperation institute in criminal proceedings, providing a court hearing in video conference regime if the person is outside the territory of Latvia.

Period	29 Mar 2023
Event title	RSU Research week 2023: PLACES
Event type	Conference
Conference number	3
Organiser	Rīga Stradiņš University
Location	Rīga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International