New Procedural Form or New Format: a Comparative Legal Analysis of Foreign Experience in Using a Paper Document in Electronic Criminal Proceedings

The development of digitalization opens up new opportunities forinteraction between participants in public relations in many areas, including the field of criminal proceedings. At the same time, the emergence of new prospects poses the task of building a theoretical model of electronic criminal proceedings for the scientific community, which can minimize the risks that hinder the success of the prompt solution of many problems of criminal procedural law in electronic form. In this regard, it is necessary to take into account not only the national characteristics of the legal system, but also the experience of other countries in addressing issues related to the introduction of electronic technologies in criminal proceedings. Within the framework of this topic, we have studied the achievements of various national legal systems in the process of introducing electronic technologies, the impact of these achievements on the procedural form, as well as the possibilities of implementing the accumulated experience in the practice of the Russian Federation, which has led to the achievement of the research goal, which was to develop theoretical principles for the construction and implementation of continuous electronic criminal proceedings. The study is based primarily on the comparative legal method and focuses on the features of digitalization in the countries of the Anglo-Saxon and continental legal systems, as well as the BRICS countries, their differences, advantages, disadvantages, and risks.