Duration of proceedings on the criminal case in the context of the right to a fair trial
The author formulates thesis on the need for legislative regulation of the maximum total proceedings term for materials and criminal matters as a guarantee that prevents the unjustifiably long restriction in the course of the proceedings of individual rights. In the article, on the basis of analysis of philosophical categories «duration», «continuance» and «time», the term «procedural term» is formulated as the moment or duration of time, the onset or expiration of which entails the necessity of committing procedural actions or rendering procedural solutions. Attention is drawn to the evaluative nature of the term «reasonable time», which leads to the conclusion that it is necessary to consolidate in the law certain specific framework that limit the total term of proceedings on materials and criminal case.