Independence of judges in the criminal procedure law: theoretical and methodological aspect of study
The article presents the etymological and essential analysis of one of the most recent principles of criminal proceedings - the principle of the independence of judges. The subject of research is the category of independence in philosophical, ethical, legal and other meanings and their correlation; the distinction between the independence of the court and the independence of judges; the issue of the conformity of the independence of judges with the basic criteria inherent in the criminal procedure principles. The authors come to a conclusion about the lawful nature of the emergence of this principle in the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation, as well as on the availability of criminal procedural aspects in spite of its intersectoral nature. At the same time, the authors believe that the norm of Article 8.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation needs to be adjusted.