REPRESENTATIVE OF A CIVIL PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: THE ISSUE OF BALANCE OF RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT

Abstract

The scientific research is aimed at highlighting the theoretical and legal
issues of a civil plaintiff's and a civil defendant's representative participation in
criminal proceedings. The emphasis is placed on the peculiarity of legislative
regulation of filing a civil lawsuit in criminal proceedings, namely, partial
regulation of this procedure by the rules of civil procedure legislation and
similarity of the legal relations subject matter. This situation prompts a
comparative analysis of the civil and criminal procedural laws in terms of
participation of a representative of a civil plaintiff and defendant. It has been
established that criminal procedural legislation, as compared to civil procedural
legislation, significantly narrows the list of persons who may be representatives
of a civil plaintiff and a defendant. It is proposed to expand the list of persons who
may be representatives of a civil plaintiff and defendant.