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IMPARTIALITY OF THE COURT IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES

УДК 343.1

ORCID: 0000-0002-7350-394X

DOI 10.37566/2707-6849-2025-3(52)-15

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Dmytro SVOYAK,

Judge of the Pereyaslavskyi City District Court

of Kyiv Region,

Senior Lecturer of the Educational and Scientific Humanitarian Institute of the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine,

Trainer of the National School of Judges of Ukraine

 

Margarita BURLAK,

Attorney, Member of the Family Law Center

of the Higher School of Advocacy

of the National Bar Association of Ukraine,

Member of the Committee of the Ukrainian Bar Association

on Procedural Law

 

IMPARTIALITY OF THE COURT IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES

 

The article considers ensuring the principle of impartiality of the court in cases of domestic violence in view of the peculiarities of judicial proceedings in this category of cases. It is noted that in accordance with international legal acts, the practice of the European Court of Human Rights and the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention and Combating Domestic Violence”, the consideration of cases of this category must take place in compliance with the guarantee of fair trial. It is concluded that national legislation is not fully consistent with these provisions, which requires the introduction of relevant legislative amendments in order to increase the effectiveness of responding to cases of domestic violence.

Key words: impartiality of the court, impartiality of the court, fair justice, standards of justice, prosecution, right to a fair trial, prevention and combating domestic violence, Art. 173-2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, Art. 126-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, domestic violence.

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