Criminal Procedure and Forensic Aspects of Mutual Legal Assistance between States in Criminal Matters: Experience of Ukraine and the Republic of Azerbaijan

This article, through the description of real experiences, reveals some obstacles that arise when applying international, national, and domestic laws Republic Azerbaijan Ukraine in fight against crimes an international character, offers alternatives to address them. International legal assistance between States criminal cases is provided accordance with agreements. The instruments cooperation field mutual matters are well known European judges prosecutors. However, experience shows post-Soviet countries have been reluctant use because practical problems often arise. solutions these not only found national or texts regulations, directives, conventions. It concluded among essential extradite offenders facing charges execute court sentences, persons, transfer convicted persons serve their sentences seize, search for confiscate proceeds crime.