COMPREHENSIVE AND FULL EXAMINATION OF CASE CIRCUMSTANCES: THE NEED FOR RECONSIDERATION

The article examines the transformation of the principle of comprehensive, full, and objective examination of case circumstances in the context of the strengthening of adversarial criminal proceedings in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The study analyzes normative contradictions between Articles 23, 24, and 380 of the Criminal Procedure Code concerning the limits of judicial initiative and the distribution of evidentiary responsibilities. It is argued that the formal preservation of this principle alongside the court’s refusal to actively establish the truth results in internal inconsistency and weakens guarantees of a fair trial. A comparative legal analysis of the criminal procedure legislation of CIS countries reveals a trend toward abandoning the principle of truth-establishment or redefining its content. The article concludes that maintaining this principle in the Criminal Procedure Code of Kazakhstan remains justified, provided that its conceptual framework is revised. A new version of Article 24 is proposed, aimed at balancing adversarial procedure with fairness in criminal justice.

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