title: The Current Situation Concerning Investigative and Operational Search Powers of a Crime Investigator in Criminal Proceedings in the Former Soviet Union
abstract: This article studies legal situation concerning the use of operational search activity results in criminal trial and, namely, the procedure of execution of crime investigator’s investigative and operational search powers within the framework of criminal procedure legislation of the former Soviet Union (in the case of Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan). This study will allow gaining greater insight into the essence and prospects of further devel
journal: Review of European Studies