УДК 343.14

ORCID: 0009-0001-6135-4131

DOI 10.37566/2707-6849-2025-3(52)-13

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Serhiy BEREZHNYI,

Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure

of the Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law

named after Leonid Yuzkov,

Retired Judge of the Court of Appeal,

Trainer of the National School of Judges of Ukraine,

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RULES FOR RECOGNIZING EVIDENCE AS ADMISSIBLE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS)

The article examines the rules for recognizing evidence as admissible in criminal proceedings. The scientific positions and case law of the Cassation Criminal Court within the Supreme Court on the above-mentioned issues are examined. The need for further research into the issue of admissibility of evidence is emphasized in order to detail legislative provisions as clearly and qualitatively as possible and to resolve problems of their enforcement.

Key words: factual data, evidence, admissible evidence, inadmissible evidence, significant violations, court, case law.

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