PROBLEMS OF LEGAL REGULATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF PROCEDURAL COSTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the legislation, special literature and judicial practice regarding to the procedural costs in the criminal proceedings of Ukraine. As a result of the analysis, reasons of the unsatisfying recovery of procedural costs from convicts into the state’s income in practice have been defined, as well as reasonable suggestions concerning their abolishment by introducing appropriate amendments and additions to the current Criminal procedural code of Ukraine have been given.