1 Basic principles of criminal proceedings and the right to a fair trial Abstract This dissertation deals with the basic principles of criminal proceedings from the point of view of the right to a fair trial. The basic principles of criminal proceedings are certain legal principles, the leading legal ideas underlying the criminal proceedings. They are a manifestation of a legal, political and legal philosophical approach to criminal proceedings. As a result, the basis on which the organization of criminal proceedings and the regulation of the activities of its bodies are built. They express the legislator's opinion on the most efficient organization of the criminal process. The meaning of the basic principles is mainly concentrated in their...