Ways to improve the institute of evidentiary law in Russian criminal procedure in the light of digitalization

More than 20 years have passed since the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation entered into force. During this period, the world has undergone significant changes. The first is the so-called digitalization process, when the electronic environment is increasingly covering various spheres of life, including criminal proceedings. There are two main directions. Firstly, information of evidentiary value in the proceedings is quite often contained on electronic media: flash cards, SIM cards, hard disks, etc. Secondly, the methods of transmitting this information are also changing. This requires the legislator to make appropriate amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation; in particular, this concerns the rules governing the process of proving in criminal cases.