Legal Grounds for Operative-Investigatory Activity and European Standards
Keywords:
Operative-investigatory activity, solution of a crime, investigation, protection of human rights, interference in the privacy of personal life, operative information, confidant, European standardAbstract
The article is related to non-procedural activity executed outside the criminal law proceeding, which plays significant role in identification and solution of crime. The article discuses legal nature of operative-investigatory activity, its role in the process of investigation, control mechanisms over operative-investigatory measures, problems of protection of privacy of personal life and European standards for executing operativeinvestigatory activity. Attention is accented on the risks and challenges existing in the process of execution of operative-investigatory activity, on the necessity to harmonize legislation regulating operative-investigatory activity with European standards and create solid legal guarantees for human rights protection.
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