MECHANISM FOR ENSURING THE RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: BALANCE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND LEGAL FACTORS

Research subject. The article analyses the mechanism of ensuring the rights of participants to criminal proceedings, focusing on the interconnection of socio-economic and legal factors. The study covers procedural guarantees, institutional powers and the impact of general social conditions on the exercise of the rights of participants in the proceedings. The methodology includes a comprehensive approach that combines the analysis of the legal framework, statistical data, as well as theoretical provisions of criminal procedure and economics. The research uses the methods of analysis, synthesis, comparative jurisprudence and economic analysis to assess the impact of economic conditions on the efficiency of criminal justice. The purpose of the study is to identify the optimal balance between social, economic and legal factors affecting the protection of the rights of participants to criminal proceedings. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of procedural costs as an indicator of the efficiency of the justice system. The results of the study are expressed in the formation of factors that serve to establish a balance between the socio-economic and legal aspects of the mechanism for ensuring the rights of participants to criminal proceedings. Findings. It has been proved that for the effective functioning of the mechanism for protection of the rights of participants to criminal proceedings, an integrated approach is required which takes into account both legal and socio-economic aspects. The authors propose the ways to optimise procedural costs by introducing the principles of saving procedural resources and increasing the efficiency of their use. The paper emphasises the role of a stable economy and social policy in the formation of a fair justice system.