Public and private beginnings of criminal proceedings in Russia in the aspect of initiation of criminal cases of private prosecution
The article notes that the criminal justice system of Russia has been formed and is developing under the dominance of the public nature of procedural activity, obliging officials conducting criminal prosecution and the court to ensure the possibility of exercising their rights by participants in criminal proceedings. The dispositive principle in criminal proceedings operates within limited extent. It seems that issues related to the improvement of forms of criminal prosecution require a balanced approach.