Foreign practices of representing a victim of a traffic accident in criminal proceedings

A substantial increase in the quantitative indicators of traffic accident statistics Ukraine recent years, as well a tendency to decrease effectiveness solving this type crime due attention problem, leads impunity for guilty, inability victims protect their rights and interests. Despite armed aggression Russian Federation, such basic institutions representation interests victims, especially field crimes against safety operation transport, must have clear legal regulation at state level, which is precisely what determines relevance study. The purpose study was analyse foreign practices victim institution both general context terms transport operation, standardization improvement current legislation by borrowing ideas. basis methodological approach dialectical comparativist methods, helped several European countries. analysed Netherlands, Germany, USA, Great Britain comparative analysis find gaps national legislation. need distinguish between “representative victim” “legal representative”, separate category “advocate-representative from concept “defender criminal proceedings” proved. Some provisions were also presented, according legally mandatory participation lawyer representing road cases presence certain conditions should be established. focuses on issue compensation damage caused result possible aspects its settlement considering Netherlands. results obtained during are an important theoretical improving activity