The standard of proof “beyond a reasonable doubt” in criminal proceedings of Ukraine in the context of the ECHR case-law

Drozdov, Oleksandr ^[2] ; Hryniuk, Volodymyr ^[3] ; Kovalchuk, Serhii ^[1] ; Korytko, Liliia ^[1] ; Kret, Galyna ^[4]
1. [1] National University
  
  National University
  
  Estados Unidos
2. [2] Lawyers Union of Ukraine, Ukraine.
3. [3] Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, Ukraine.
4. [4] Supreme Court, Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Localización: Revista Amazonia Investiga, ISSN-e 2322-6307, Vol. 10, Nº. 46, 2021, págs. 281-289
Idioma: inglés
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- The purpose of the paper is to determine a content of the standard of proof “beyond a reasonable doubt” (SP “BRD”) in the ECHRcase law and Ukrainian criminal proceedings by defining the criteria that characterize it. The subject is the SP “BRD”, doctrine of Ukraine and case-law, including its criticism by the individual judges of the ECHR and Ukrainian scholars. The research methodology includes the methods of analysis, the method of synthesis, the methods of deduction and induction, comparative-legal method, systematic and formal-legal methods. The results of the study. The acceptability of the SP “BRD” in the Ukrainian criminal proceedings is substantiated, in particular, its compliance with the purpose of criminal procedural proof. Practical implication. The criteria which characterize the SP “BRD” in the ECHR’s and SC’s case law are highlighted.