Publicity in Criminal Proceedings under an Emergency Situation, Including with the Participation of a Jurer: Problems of Legal Regulation

The article deals with the problems of publicity in the criminal process, implemented with the participation of jurors and complicated by the conditions of an emergency. The process of implementation of publicity in these conditions, the problems of the conceptual apparatus, legislative techniques are analyzed. The purpose of the study is to reflect the features and problems of the manifestation of publicity in a criminal trial with the participation of a jury in the presence of an emergency, to propose novels aimed at the effective implementation of publicity. This is necessary for the formation of directions for the further development of legislation in the designated area. As a result, the author formulates a conclusion: legal science should continue to be called upon to study issues related to the need to transform the norms on criminal procedure in an emergency, including when considering a criminal case by a jury, and the legislator should attempt to improve existing sources of law. The author substantiates the need: to amend Art. 1 of the Federal Law «On the protection of the population and territories from natural and man-made emergencies» in relation to the author's understanding of the legal category «emergency»; to include in the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation (Section X.) the chapter «Peculiarities of Proceedings in an Emergency Situation», supplemented by articles: «Publicity of Court Proceedings» and «Proceedings with the participation of jurors». The author concludes that the effective transformation of the phenomenon of publicity in the criminal process is possible through further improvement of legislative approaches in the field of publicity.