Witness Immunity in Criminal Procedure
Keywords:
Witness, Witness Immunity, Objective and Subjective Understanding of Witness Immunity, Types of Witness Immunity.Abstract
The paper focus on a topical issue - witness immunity. The key element of the democratization and humanization of criminal procedure is the introduction of the institute of witness immunity into Georgian legislation. Provision for witness immunity at the legislative level and its further improvement is a guarantee for the provision for the rights of the parties to criminal trial.
The paper is based on the analysis of the doctrine and judicial practice, also on conceptual approaches envisaged by the legislation of Roman-German and common law countries with regard to witness immunity. The paper describes and discussed historical aspects of witness immunity and modern trends in this field. General methodological basis of the research is comprised of historical, logical, comparative and empirical-analytical methods.
The research aims at the analysis of witness immunity-related issues of theoretical and practical importance in legal light, sharing foreign experience and development of recommendations with regard to discussed question.
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