SOME ASPECTS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL COMPONENT WHILE QUALIFYING CRIMES

Abstract

The author of the article has studied and established the importance and need for the correct qualification of crimes during the pre-trial investigation; has determined the feature of its separate stages. It has been emphasized that the proper qualification of criminal offenses is the necessary condition for the realization of the constitutional principle of legality in criminal proceedings, perfect and considerate pre-trial investigation and consideration of criminal proceedings in the courts, sentencing just and reasonable punishment for persons convicted by the court or their dismissal from prosecution or from punishment.

The author has determined the results of the study revealed concerning defined criminal procedural component while implementing the qualification of crimes. Application and correlation of substantive and procedural law norms while qualifying the crimes and executing the tasks and objective of the certain criminal proceedings have been analyzed and determined.

The issue about the process of qualification of crimes has been primarily considered within criminal procedural area. Scientific positions of individual scholars both from the point of view of law on criminal liability and from the point of view of the criminal procedural law and their correlation have been analyzed. The author has determined controversial issues arising in the theory and law-enforcement activity; has provided propositions for their solution. The author has separately researched the issues of correlation between accuracy of qualification of crimes on pre-trial investigation and while sentencing just punishment or exemption from criminal liability or court punishment, assessment of their correctness while further consideration by different courts.

It has been concluded that the proper qualification of criminal offenses at the stage of pre-trial investigation can be provided only in terms of the compliance and the correct application of the law norms on criminal liability and the provisions of criminal procedural legislation of Ukraine within criminal proceedings that will ensure the protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of individuals.