Latest technologies in criminal investigation (testing of foreign practices in Ukraine)

The aim of the article was to identify a set of innovative technologies in the field of investigation of crimes that can be tested in Ukraine. The leading research methods were the method of comparison, observation and comparative method. The activities of law enforcement agencies in the field of combating crime and ensuring the introduction of innovative technologies in the investigation of crimes were analyzed in the course of this research. It is substantiated that Ukraine is going through high-quality reform and legislative innovations, taking into account the best world practices. It is concluded that it is necessary to improve new sections of forensic science — digital forensics and develop a Strategy for investigating crimes in the digital age. These actions will promote the integration of the latest advances in science and technology into criminology, the development of certain theoretical positions, and optimize the detection and investigation of crimes. Further research will be based on the gradual introduction of positive European experience in this area

The Role of the Constitutional Court in the Implementation of the Principle of Checks and Balances System

The article deals with the analysis of the place and role of the Constitutional Court in the system of separation of powers, for the effective implementation of the system of checks and balances. The institutional and legal model of interaction of constitutional justice authorities with legislative and executive bodies is formulated on the basis of the comparative legal analysis of the regulatory legal acts establishing the powers of constitutional jurisdiction authorities in the mechanism of implementation of the system of checks and balances on the example of different countries with different forms of government, a number of conclusions and suggestions are provided