Exercising the right to a fair trial during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ukraine and the European Union

Ejercicio del derecho a un juicio justo durante la pandemia de covid-19 en Ucrania y la Unión Europea

• Liudmyla Golovko National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3742-2827
• Viktor Ladychenko National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-7572
• Andrew Kudin State Enterprise "Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property", Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3259-454X
• Olena Yara National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7245-9158
• Olena Uliutina National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1982-9911

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4075.05

Palabras clave: derecho a un juicio justo, protección de los derechos humanos, aplicación del derecho a un juicio justo, elementos de un juicio justo, proceso penal

Resumen

El propósito de la investigación fue explorar el problema del ejercicio del derecho a un juicio justo durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Para lograr este propósito se utilizaron métodos de investigación científica generales: en particular el método sistema-funcional, métodos dialécticos y estadísticos y el método de la hermenéutica. El derecho a un juicio justo no puede ser limitado, ya que la función principal del Estado es garantizar la protección de los derechos y libertades de los ciudadanos. De acuerdo con la legislación de la mayoría de los países, se reconoce el principio del Estado de derecho, cuyo componente es el derecho a recurrir a los tribunales, tal como prevé el artículo 6 del Convenio para la Protección de los Derechos Humanos y las Libertades Fundamentales de 1950 (CEDH), como derecho a un juicio justo. Los tribunales existen para satisfacer las necesidades humanas y promover la preservación de los valores sociales. Se concluye que el sistema judicial debe ser eficiente, sencillo y accesible al ciudadano medio. Sin embargo, en relación con la pandemia del coronavirus, el sistema judicial se ha enfrentado al problema de cómo garantizar simultáneamente los derechos de los ciudadanos a la protección judicial y proteger de esta enfermedad.

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