The investigating judge as a factor in the system of checks and balances

Abstract

In this article the author reveals the peculiarities of the activities of the investigating judge in the pre-trial investigation stage. The peculiarities of the investigating judge in the activity as a key factor checks and balances system. Expands the task of the investigating judge in the implementation of judicial control without incurring a criminal prosecution function. It determines the practical significance of such action as the deposition of the victim’s testimony. It defines the powers of the investigating judge to monitor pretrial proceedings
Key words: investigating judge, a criminal trial, the subject of criminal proceedings, a sanction.