IMPROVEMENT OF THE PENAL LEGISLATION OF REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Journal: PENAL LAW
Volume 12 № 4
, 2017
Authors:
1.
Akademiya Ministerstva vnutrennih del Respubliki Belarus'
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 464
to 468
Status:
Published
Received:
19.12.2017
Accepted:
19.12.2017
Published:
19.12.2017
Subject area:
UDK 343.8(476)
UDK 34 Право. Юридические науки
UDK 34 Право. Юридические науки
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
policy, legislation, improvement, criminal penalties, other measures of criminal liability, convicts, penalty, serving sentence
Abstract (English):
Improvement of the penal legislation and putting it in compliance with conventional standards of the world community in sphere of administration of justice belongs to the priority directions of the current state policy of Belarus. After declaration of independence of the Republic of Belarus a number of state measures were taken which resulted in the development of standard and legal base regulating penalties taking into account international standards provisions and act related to prisoners treatment, positive experience of the CIS and overseas states; improvement of organizational and structural construction and rise in effective management of the penal system; expansion of practice having to do with non-custodial penalties as well as other measures of criminal liability; formation of legal standarts of social legal protection of convicts, development of the effective mechanism of rights, freedoms and legitimate interests protection in the course of serving a sentence and after release; improvement of treatment of the persons taken into custody and convicts taking into account ensuring human rights at all stages of criminal prosecution. At present in Belarus systematic activities for entering into penal legislation changes and additions directed to efficiency of activities for criminal liability are going on to take place. The purpose of this process is correction of convicts, protection of their rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, successful return to society, decrease in level of a recurrence, minimization of corruption in the penal system sphere and other measures of criminal liability.
Improvement of the penal legislation and putting it in compliance with conventional standards of the world community in sphere of administration of justice belongs to the priority directions of the current state policy of Belarus. After declaration of independence of the Republic of Belarus a number of state measures were taken which resulted in the development of standard and legal base regulating penalties taking into account international standards provisions and act related to prisoners treatment, positive experience of the CIS and overseas states; improvement of organizational and structural construction and rise in effective management of the penal system; expansion of practice having to do with non-custodial penalties as well as other measures of criminal liability; formation of legal standarts of social legal protection of convicts, development of the effective mechanism of rights, freedoms and legitimate interests protection in the course of serving a sentence and after release; improvement of treatment of the persons taken into custody and convicts taking into account ensuring human rights at all stages of criminal prosecution. At present in Belarus systematic activities for entering into penal legislation changes and additions directed to efficiency of activities for criminal liability are going on to take place. The purpose of this process is correction of convicts, protection of their rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, successful return to society, decrease in level of a recurrence, minimization of corruption in the penal system sphere and other measures of criminal liability.
Keywords:
policy, legislation, improvement, criminal penalties, other measures of criminal liability, convicts, penalty, serving sentence
policy, legislation, improvement, criminal penalties, other measures of criminal liability, convicts, penalty, serving sentence
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