(2017) 2 Visn. Nac. akad. prokur. Ukr. 88–94
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Title of the article	Current Issues on the Right Regulation of Protection Through the Light of Constitutional Changes
Author(s)	SERHII ABLAMSKYI PhD in Law, associate professor, department of criminal procedure and organization of pre-trial investigation, department № 1, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, ablamu4@gmail.com
Short title of the journal (ISSN)	Visn. Nac. akad. prokur. Ukr.
Year	2017
Issue	2
Pages	[88–94]
Language	Ukrainian
Abstract	The article analyses the current state of regulation of the legal institution of the right to defence in criminal proceedings. It is determined that amendments to the Constitution regarding caused lively debates among scholars and legal practitioners. It is found out that the legislation of Ukraine hasn’t been reduced to accordance with these constitutional changes yet. Own attitude to the analyzed issue is voiced, as a result of which it is concluded that there is no sense to change the established term “legal aid” into “professional juridical aid”.
Keywords	defence; the right of defence; legal aid; professional juridical aid; the institute of advocacy.
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