The importance of the institution of private prosecution for the protection of victims of domestic violence

Introduction: the presented paper analyzes the scientific and practical literature on the preservation of private prosecution as an institution in criminal proceedings from the perspective of protecting the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of citizens involved in the sphere of domestic conflicts, as well as contributing to the prevention thereof. In this regard, the purpose of the study of this legal category is a comparative legal analysis of the theoretical and applied positions on the need to preserve private prosecution in criminal proceedings and the development of the most optimal ways to improve this institution in order to balance the interests of justice and take into account the interests of citizens in resolving criminal law conflicts arising on domestic grounds, as well as protecting victims of domestic violence.