Pages: 231-233
Published: 30.05.2018
Abstract: In recent years, the Kyrgyz Republic has witnessed an unprecedented reform of criminal law. The key normative acts in this sphere were revised. Substantial changes were made to such laws as the Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Penal Enforcement Code. Such significant changes indicate that very many criminal-material and criminal procedural institutions have been improved and adjusted. Changes have also been made to the procedural status of the lawyer in the criminal process, including the specificity of determining the degree of his professional responsibility. This issue and the institute is a very interesting topic for study, including from the standpoint of guarantees for the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms in relation to the possibility of bringing a lawyer to account for improper legal assistance. The article provides an analysis of the basic norms of the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic, which provide for the establishment and application of professional liability measures for an advocate. The author concludes that one of the achievements of judicial and legal reform in the Kyrgyz Republic was the strengthening of the institution of professional responsibility of the lawyer, including in the criminal process.
Key words: lawyer, professional liability of a lawyer, guarantees, assistance, criminal procedure, judicial and legal reform.
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