THE RELATIONSHIP OF LAW AND MORALITY IN THE ACTIVITY OF THE PROSECUTOR

Abstract

The article analyzes the peculiarities of the relationship between law and morality in the activities of the prosecutor. Approaches to understanding moral requirements for persons who intend to become prosecutors are revealed. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between law and morality in the activities of the prosecutor, by determining the moral and legal criteria for improving procedural activity from the standpoint of ethics, legal philosophy, theory of law and the state, the science of criminal procedural law, as well as using scientific achievements in the field of criminology, forensics and operational and investigative activities. In addition, the article raised the issue of professional ethics and behavior of prosecutors. Advantages and disadvantages of the prosecutor’s profession are considered. Problems are singled out, without the solution of which the reform of the judiciary in general is impossible. Therefore, options for solving these problems are proposed. It was emphasized that the prosecutor is a role model for all citizens. He interacts with them both during a personal reception, in court in the role of public prosecutor, and in contact with the public. In him, people should (and want!) to see a real defender of their rights, ready at any moment to ‘go into battle’ with injustice. In addition, the ‘presumption of integrity’ regarding a number of officials on the part of citizens (the violation of which every time causes a scandal in the media and on the Internet) dictates the duty of the prosecutor to meet high moral requirements in his off-duty activities, since his image shapes the image not only of the prosecutor’s office, but also about all state power in general. Therefore, a person who has not developed a sense of civic duty, responsibility, legal awareness, an idea of elementary moral values and higher moral ideals cannot be a prosecutor. It was concluded that there is an urgent need to improve the criminal process in order to overcome new difficulties in the work of the prosecutor’s office. After all, the legislative acts adopted today clearly show that a single line of further development of criminal procedural activity has not yet been developed. The improvement of the criminal process must take place simultaneously and in a coordinated manner in many directions and take into account various factors: political-legal, socio-economic, moral-psychological.