Features of the procedural status of the lawyer of a minor participant in criminal proceedings

Introduction: the purpose of this publication is to reveal the features of the procedural position of a lawyer in a criminal process while protecting the rights and legitimate interests of a minor suspect, accused, victim, witness. The urgency of providing defense by a lawyer to a minor participant in criminal proceedings is due to the fact that this person does not have full legal capacity and, accordingly, cannot fully protect his rights and legitimate interests. Materials and Methods: The development of the research topic required the use of a multidisciplinary methodology. Formal-legal, descriptive-analytical, system-structural, statistical methods of analysis and explanation of social and legal phenomena are used. The Results of the Study: made it possible to identify patterns in the implementation of advocacy for the provision of legal assistance to minors in Russian legislation in the field of criminal proceedings. Separate rights and obligations of a lawyer in the course of carrying out his activities in a criminal case with the participation of this category of persons are analyzed. Findings and Conclusions: the legal framework related to the implementation of advocacy for the provision of legal assistance to minors in the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of criminal proceedings has been studied, the main areas of activity of a lawyer as a participant in criminal proceedings have been considered.