| Popis: |
Russian legislation reflects international standards for the use of coercive measures of isolation of juvenile offenders as a last resort and for the shortest possible time. However, the RF Code of Criminal Procedure does not define a closed list of exceptional circumstances to regulate the conditions for detention of juvenile suspects and accused. Neither does it define the exceptions and other conditions for the detention of adolescents in comparison with the rules for the detention of adult offenders. Further improvement of the RF Criminal Procedure Code and correction of the clarifications of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation are required to reinforce the guarantees of the rights of underage participants in criminal proceedings. |
