SOME ISSUES RELATED TO THE PARTICIPATION OF A WITNESS AS A PERSON FACILITATING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
Keywords:
civil court, justice, judge, witness, immunity of a witness, immunity of a witness, testimony of a witness, refusal to testify, persons assisting justiceAbstract
This article analyzes some of the issues related to the participation of a witness as a person assisting in the administration of justice in a civil process. In particular, the scientific and theoretical views of legal scholars on the concept of a witness in civil proceedings and civil procedural law and the theory of the science of civil procedural law on its procedural rights and obligations are analyzed. As well as the circumstances under which they cannot be summoned and interrogated as witnesses, the civil procedural legislation of foreign states in this area, in particular the civil procedural legislation of Germany, the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, is subjected to a comparative analysis with the national civil procedural legislation, and relevant conclusions and proposals have been developed. The article also explores the scientific and theoretical views of legal scholars on the right of a witness to refuse to testify, immunity, and the immunity of a witness. In addition, this article examines the security of witnesses as well as the legislation of foreign countries in this area. In conclusion, scientific and theoretical conclusions, proposals, and recommendations are put forward aimed at improving the Civil Procedure Legislation to improve the procedural and legal status of a witness in legal proceedings, expanding the circle of circumstances under which he cannot be called and interrogated as a witness, based on the experience of foreign countries, ensuring the rights of witnesses to privacy, and strengthening measures to ensure their safety.
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