The issue of public and dispositive principles of Russian criminal proceedings (through the prism of scientific views of professor L.N. Maslennikova)

The development of digital technologies, their implementation in the criminal procedure sphere of state activity, the formalisation of the process, on the one hand, and the insufficient scope of powers of participants in criminal proceedings to protect their rights and legitimate interests in criminal proceedings, on the other hand, make it necessary to re-examine the nature of publicity and dispositivity of criminal proceedings, to assess their correlation, to try to establish the boundaries of the optimal ratio and/or balance. This research is especially relevant through the prism of the scientific works and views of Larisa Nikolaevna Maslennikova as a tribute of deep respect and recognition in honour of the anniversary of the professor.