COURT INTERPRETER IN COURT SYSTEM

The goal of the research is a study of legal basis for court interpreter's activity, exposure and analysis of problems. The research deals with the detailed study of legal basis for court interpreter's activity, reveals the topical issues in the there of court interpreting and provides analysis of these issues and suggestions. In Latvia there is no certain definition of court interpreter. In Latvia there is no institute of sworn interpreter. In Latvia there is no normative regulation stipulating the professional activity of a court interpreter. The research has a practical importance as it provides solutions for improvement of court interpreter's work to be introduced in the Latvian normative regulation

PECULIARITIES OF INTERROGATING JUVENILE VICTIM IN PRE-TRIAL PROCEEDINGS

The aim of the research is to study, analyse and discover issues of peculiarities of interrogating a juvenile, who has suffered from a criminal offense against morality and sexual integrity, in the pre-trial proceedings. The paper deals with study of the status of a juvenile victim in criminal proceedings concerning morality and sexual integrity and the related regulatory framework, as well as the procedure for interrogation of a juvenile victim who has suffered from a sexual offence. During the research it was concluded that the Criminal Procedure Law requires the following additions: to regulate the status of an especially protected victim during a trial and to provide for peculiarities of interrogating such victim during court investigation; to stipulate the right of a person directing the proceedings to change a representative of the victim, who has known or suspected a sexual offence against a child but failed to prevented it, throughout the criminal proceedings; to determine mandatory simultaneous participation of juvenile especially protected victim’s representative and provider of legal aid in all procedural actions, determine mandatory participation of a psychologist during interrogation of a juvenile victim; to provide for a full interrogation report instead of an overview to be prepared concerning investigatory activity recorded in the sound and image record, and the report shall contain all the facts established in the investigatory activity and its process

PECULIARITES OF INFLICTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PUNISHMENT FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

The goal of the research – to study of the peculiarities of the administrative punishment for driving of a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, revelation and analysis of problems and elaboration of suggestions. The author studied the types of punishment applicable for administrative violation provided for by the Part three and four of the Section 14915 of the Latvian Administrative Violations Code, explored the statistical data, compared the punishments for driving of a vehicle under the influence of alcohol with other countries, elaborated suggestions for achieving the goal of the punishment. Duplication of administrative punishments or driving of a vehicle under the influence of alcohol did not achieve the goal of punishment, namely, to significantly reduce and prevent violators from committing the administrative violation. The research has practical importance as it provides solutions how to improve the situation in the road traffic field, preventing violators from driving of a vehicle under the influence of alcohol

TYPES OF EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL CASES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

The research aim is to establish the most substantial types of evidence in child sexual abuse crimes, to study and analyse the legal regulations of evidence types and to identify the issues. The research explores the interpretation, types, and features of the notion of evidence. By summarising legal precedents in criminal cases of child sexual abuse, substantial types of evidence in sexual abuse crimes are established. Issues concerning the differentiation of the types of evidence are identified. Within the research, it has been concluded that substantial evidence in sexual abuse crimes against a child is the testimonies of the child victim, witness testimonies, psychologist and expert opinions, physical evidence

PRETREATMENT OF BIOGAS PRODUCTION BYPRODUCTS

“Pretreatment of Biogas Production Byproducts”. The aim of the research is to determine the optimal method of hydrogen sulphide attraction at the biogas production station and elaborate a solution for digestate treatment from microbiological pollution. Out of nine researched regents the best one to attract hydrogen sulphide in the biogas reactor is Fe2O3·3H2O, Fe(OH)3, AlCl3. From the point of view of the environmental safety the safest are Fe2O3·3H2O, Fe(OH)3, from the point of view of costs the cheapest are Fe2O3·3H2O and AlCl3. It is suggested to use Fe2O3·3H2O as a regent for the attraction of hydrogen sulphide. The recommended optimal conditions for liquid digestate pasteurization at the biogas production station are: thermal treatment at 70 ºC, time of treatment 60 minutes or thermal treatment at 80 ºC, time of treatment 30 minutes

Ecological Quality Analysis of the Rezekne River after Zooplankton

During seasonal studies 2012 (August/October), samples of zooplankton were collected and analyzed according standard method. Chemical quality of the Rezekne River's water investigated. Changes of quantitative and qualitative characteristics, saprobity index, species diversity (Shannon- Wiener index) and Renkonen index were employed for the analysis of zooplankton community structure in the Rezekne River. The Rezekne River saprobity varies from o – saprobity to β – mesosaprobity. The lowest ecological quality was determined in the leg of the Rezekne River in the territory of Rezekne city, which characterises with decrease in the total zooplankton abundance and species diversity according to Shannon - Wiener index, increase of saprobity