About the Origins of the Problems of Differentiation and Unification of Preliminary Investigation

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Differentiation of preliminary investigation is the main trend in the development of modern criminal proceedings. At the same time, the authors claim that it is the unification of the criminal procedural form that is the general rule, while differentiation is only an exception to it, which is especially noticeable within the framework of the technological approach to legal proceedings. In the article, against the background of the concept of unification of preliminary investigation, the advantages and disadvantages of the idea of its differentiation are analyzed.

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Mikhail P. Polyakova

Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

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Email: polmihpet@rambler.ru
SPIN-code: 4225-9060
Scopus Author ID: 412265

Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, professor of the department of Criminal Procedure

Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod

Alexey Yu. Smolin

Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

Email: A.Y.Smolin@yandex.ru
SPIN-code: 8125-3841
Scopus Author ID: 695992

Cand. Sci. (Law), Head of the editorial and publishing department

Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod

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