RT Article
T1 Fair trial standards and legitimacy of criminal justice actors in Kyrgyzstan – a research note
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 44
IS 1/2
SP 119
OP 133
A1 Toktogazieva, Saniia
A2 Kasybekova, Kanykei
A2 Mateeva, Kamila
A2 Nogoibaeva, Elida K.
A2 Steven, C. Kessell
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1787384683
AB The legitimacy of any justice system depends on the belief or perception that it operates fairly and without prejudice against any person whose interests it serves. Previous research has shown that in the Kyrgyz Republic the fair trial rights, for the most part, protected during the trial stage of the criminal justice process. The same cannot be said when it comes to implementing those rights during the pretrial stages of the process. Based on the results of 165 surveys and 10 in-depth post-survey interviews of Kyrgyz judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, members of various law enforcement bodies, NGOs, and of the public, there is a marked lack of trust in the Kyrgyz criminal justice system within the general public and within the system itself. Actual practices differ from the internationally recognized standards reflected in the country’s laws and to a certain degree reflect the legacy of the Soviet criminal justice system.
K1 Fair trial rights
K1 Criminal Justice System
K1 Human Rights
K1 Legitimacy
K1 post-Soviet
K1 Kyrgyzstan
DO 10.1080/01924036.2019.1587709