title: Historical development of the institute of special court proceedings in Ukraine (in absentia)
abstract: Judicial consideration of criminal proceedings without the participation of the accused (in absentia) is a fairly common thing in various legal systems and has deep historical roots, which are connected with local political events, culture and traditions. Thus, criminal proceedings in the absence of a suspect or accused are used in the legislation of the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Estonia, Moldova, and other countries. However, regardless of different approaches to 
journal: Visegrad Journal on Human Rights