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<p>The goal of the legislator, by supplementing Article 140 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia with Part 7.1, was to make the regulation of criminal proceedings more efficient, to speed up the execution of investigative activities, as well as to facilitate the organisation of court work in connection with the planning of court sessions and the conduct of trials. During the spread of the COVID-19 infection, the mentioned article provided an opportunity for the achievement of epidemiological safety goals to conduct criminal procedural activities using a video conference. The article “Application of the procedure set out in Article 140, Part 7.1 of the Criminal Procedure Law during the COVID-19 pandemic” provides an insight into how the regulation of the criminal procedure, which has been streamlined in theory, is not used in practice, and during the spread of the COVID -19 infection, its use was not effective enough. According to the Author, the problem that has arisen in practice — insufficient use of the legal norm — is related to the insufficient knowledge of industry specialists, including the inability to apply a uniform interpretation of the legal norm.</p>
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The goal of the legislator, by supplementing Article 140 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia with Part 7.1, was to make the regulation of criminal proceedings more efficient, to speed up the execution of investigative activities, as well as to facilitate the organisation of court work in connection with the planning of court sessions and the conduct of trials. During the spread of the COVID-19 infection, the mentioned article provided an opportunity for the achievement of epidemiological safety goals to conduct criminal procedural activities using a video conference. The article “Application of the procedure set out in Article 140, Part 7.1 of the Criminal Procedure Law during the COVID-19 pandemic” provides an insight into how the regulation of the criminal procedure, which has been streamlined in theory, is not used in practice, and during the spread of the COVID -19 infection, its use was not effective enough. According to the Author, the problem that has arisen in practice — insufficient use of the legal norm — is related to the insufficient knowledge of industry specialists, including the inability to apply a uniform interpretation of the legal norm.

Applying Section 140 Paragraph 7<sup>1</sup> of the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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Applying Section 140 Paragraph 7 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The goal of the legislator, by supplementing Article 140 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia with Part 7.1, was to make the regulation of...

Applying Section 140 Paragraph 7¹ of the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published Online: Mar 04, 2024

Page range: 117 - 118

Received: Oct 04, 2022

Accepted: Jan 23, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2024-0017

Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, criminal proceedings, the progress of criminal proceedings, technical means, videoconference

© 2024 Liene Neimane, published by Sciendo

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Applying Section 140 Paragraph 71 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published Online: Mar 04, 2024

Page range: 117 - 118

Received: Oct 04, 2022

Accepted: Jan 23, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2024-0017

KeywordsCOVID-19 pandemic, criminal proceedings, the progress of criminal proceedings, technical means, videoconference

© 2024 Liene Neimane, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Applying Section 140 Paragraph 7¹ of the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, criminal proceedings, the progress of criminal proceedings, technical means, videoconference