On the Problems of Unsettled Features of Participation in Criminal Proceedings of Persons with Disabilities

The purpose of the research. The article draws attention to the fact that the Russian criminal procedure legislation does not systematically and comprehensively regulate the issues of participation of persons with disabilities - persons who, as a result of socially significant reasons, are not able to independently fully realize their procedural status of participants in criminal proceedings. Conclusions. By referring to the experience of a number of foreign states, international legal acts, modern humanistic views, the need to move to a new stage in the development of Russian criminal procedure legislation in terms of regulating the institution of participants in criminal proceedings, ensuring their rights and protecting legitimate interests in conjunction with the concept of social legal states. A number of terms and concepts are proposed, such as persons with disabilities, proper participation in criminal proceedings, special criminal procedural status, etc. It is proposed to use the compensatory approach developed by the author to ensure proper participation in criminal proceedings of persons with disabilities.