THE IMPACT OF MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE COURSE OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AND THE RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS

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https://doi.org/10.26577/JAPJ2024.112.i4.a11
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Abstract

This article investigates the impact of media coverage on criminal trials and their participants, with particular attention paid to digitalization and social networks as sources of coverage. The purpose of the study is to analyze both legal and social aspects of interactions between media coverage and judicial system and make recommendations to minimize its negative influence.
This work draws from a content analysis of media publications, comparative legal approach, and study of Kazakh and international judicial practice. The results indicated that excessive media coverage threatens presumption of innocence, compromises judicial independence, and induces psychological pressure among participants. As part of the contribution made, practical recommendations on media regulation were provided including standardization between media outlets and courts as well as offering practical advice to increase transparency and fairness during court proceedings.

Keywords: media coverage, criminal proceedings, rights of participants, presumption of innocence and digitalization.

Author Biographies

A.Zh. Muratova, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan, Astana

PhD, Head of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines at the Law Faculty of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

I.S. Saktaganova, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan, Astana

(corresponding author) – Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Constitutional and Civil Law at the Faculty of Law of the Eurasian L.N. Gumilyov National University

A.B. Saktaganova, A.K. Kussayinov Eurasian Humanities Institute, Kazakhstan, Astana

PhD, Senior Lecturer at the Department of State and Legal Disciplines of the Eurasian Humanitarian Institute named after A.K. Kusainov

A.Y. Үessenaliyev, South Kazakhstan University named after Mukhtar Auezov, Kazakhstan, Shymkent

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law and Civil Procedure of the South Kazakhstan University named after Mukhtar Auezov

R. Tokhanova, South Kazakhstan University named after M. Auezov, Kazakhstan, Shymkent

Master of Law, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Civil Law and Civil Procedure of the South Kazakhstan University named after Mukhtar Auezov

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Muratova, A. ., Saktaganova, I. ., Saktaganova, A. ., Үessenaliyev A. ., & Tokhanova, R. (2024). THE IMPACT OF MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE COURSE OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AND THE RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS. JOURNAL OF ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF JURISPRUDENCE, 112(4), 112–120. https://doi.org/10.26577/JAPJ2024.112.i4.a11

Issue

Vol. 112 No. 4 (2024): Journal of Actual Problems of jurispredence

Section

CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY